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The1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the1860 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Mississippi was won by theSouthern Democratic candidate14thVice President of the United StatesJohn C. Breckinridge ofKentucky and his running mateSenatorJoseph Lane ofOregon. They defeated theConstitutional Union candidateSenatorJohn Bell ofTennessee and running mate 15thGovernor of MassachusettsEdward Everett as well as theDemocratic candidate 15thSenatorStephen A. Douglas ofIllinois) and his running mate41st Governor of GeorgiaHerschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge won the state by a margin of 22.75%.
TheRepublican Party candidateAbraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Democratic | John C. Breckinridge | 40,768 | 59.00% | |
| Constitutional Union | John Bell | 25,045 | 36.25% | |
| Democratic | Stephen A. Douglas | 3,282 | 4.75% | |
| Total votes | 69,095 | 100% | ||
| County | John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic | John Bell Constitutional Union | Stephen A. Douglas Democratic | Total Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 376 | 38.29% | 448 | 45.62% | 158 | 16.09% | 982 |
| Amite | 427 | 52.52% | 383 | 47.11% | 3 | 0.37% | 813 |
| Attala | 1,030 | 66.03% | 525 | 33.65% | 5 | 0.32% | 1,560 |
| Bolivar | 218 | 43.00% | 277 | 54.64% | 12 | 2.37% | 507 |
| Calhoun | 791 | 65.92% | 355 | 29.58% | 54 | 4.50% | 1,200 |
| Carroll | 1,185 | 59.73% | 788 | 39.72% | 11 | 0.55% | 1,984 |
| Claiborne | 421 | 59.30% | 263 | 37.04% | 26 | 3.66% | 710 |
| Clarke | 904 | 68.33% | 343 | 25.93% | 76 | 5.74% | 1,323 |
| Chickasaw | 1,071 | 65.23% | 538 | 32.76% | 33 | 2.01% | 1,642 |
| Choctaw | 1,336 | 66.70% | 642 | 32.05% | 25 | 1.25% | 2,003 |
| Coahoma | 157 | 38.48% | 210 | 51.47% | 41 | 10.05% | 408 |
| Copiah | 1,052 | 65.59% | 538 | 33.54% | 14 | 0.87% | 1,604 |
| Covington | 391 | 77.43% | 106 | 20.99% | 8 | 1.58% | 505 |
| De Soto | 745 | 37.42% | 845 | 42.44% | 401 | 20.14% | 1,991 |
| Franklin | 335 | 67.81% | 156 | 31.58% | 3 | 0.61% | 494 |
| Greene | 250 | 84.75% | 45 | 15.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 295 |
| Hancock | 257 | 84.54% | 47 | 15.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 304 |
| Harrison | 460 | 83.94% | 88 | 16.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 548 |
| Hinds | 1,615 | 58.56% | 1,103 | 39.99% | 40 | 1.45% | 2,758 |
| Holmes | 784 | 55.25% | 626 | 44.12% | 9 | 0.63% | 1,419 |
| Issaquena | 104 | 42.80% | 133 | 54.73% | 6 | 2.47% | 243 |
| Itawamba | 1,684 | 68.07% | 727 | 29.39% | 63 | 2.55% | 2,474 |
| Jackson | 216 | 83.72% | 25 | 9.69% | 17 | 6.59% | 258 |
| Jasper | 712 | 65.26% | 361 | 33.09% | 18 | 1.65% | 1,091 |
| Jefferson | 333 | 51.39% | 266 | 41.05% | 49 | 7.56% | 648 |
| Jones | 264 | 73.33% | 96 | 26.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 360 |
| Kemper | 689 | 54.81% | 499 | 39.70% | 69 | 5.49% | 1,257 |
| Lafayette | 1,034 | 55.47% | 686 | 36.80% | 144 | 7.73% | 1,864 |
| Lauderdale | 951 | 65.77% | 353 | 24.41% | 142 | 9.82% | 1,446 |
| Lawrence | 840 | 84.76% | 146 | 14.73% | 5 | 0.50% | 991 |
| Leake | 690 | 65.09% | 368 | 34.72% | 2 | 0.19% | 1,060 |
| Lowndes | 929 | 56.61% | 676 | 41.19% | 36 | 2.19% | 1,641 |
| Madison | 627 | 53.68% | 524 | 44.86% | 17 | 1.46% | 1,168 |
| Marion | 298 | 88.96% | 35 | 10.45% | 2 | 0.60% | 335 |
| Marshall | 1,149 | 45.67% | 1,098 | 43.64% | 269 | 10.69% | 2,516 |
| Monroe | 1,273 | 65.82% | 612 | 31.64% | 49 | 2.53% | 1,934 |
| Neshoba | 732 | 80.97% | 162 | 17.92% | 10 | 1.11% | 904 |
| Newton | 684 | 73.55% | 217 | 23.33% | 29 | 3.12% | 930 |
| Noxubee | 701 | 58.42% | 442 | 36.83% | 57 | 4.75% | 1,200 |
| Oktibbeha | 746 | 72.78% | 259 | 25.27% | 20 | 1.95% | 1,025 |
| Panola | 551 | 38.34% | 700 | 48.71% | 186 | 12.94% | 1,437 |
| Perry | 201 | 64.42% | 105 | 33.65% | 6 | 1.92% | 312 |
| Pike | 831 | 78.99% | 221 | 21.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,052 |
| Pontotoc | 1,512 | 56.08% | 845 | 31.34% | 339 | 12.57% | 2,696 |
| Rankin | 676 | 56.71% | 505 | 42.37% | 11 | 0.92% | 1,192 |
| Scott | 693 | 69.30% | 299 | 29.90% | 8 | 0.80% | 1,000 |
| Simpson | 370 | 72.69% | 136 | 26.72% | 3 | 0.59% | 509 |
| Smith | 517 | 68.39% | 234 | 30.95% | 5 | 0.66% | 756 |
| Sunflower | 173 | 55.45% | 138 | 44.23% | 1 | 0.32% | 312 |
| Tallahatchie | 285 | 48.63% | 266 | 45.39% | 35 | 5.97% | 586 |
| Tippah | 1,456 | 57.41% | 826 | 32.57% | 254 | 10.02% | 2,536 |
| Tishomingo | 1,748 | 50.48% | 1,412 | 40.77% | 303 | 8.75% | 3,463 |
| Tunica | 122 | 45.02% | 140 | 51.66% | 9 | 3.32% | 271 |
| Warren | 580 | 39.22% | 816 | 55.17% | 83 | 5.61% | 1,479 |
| Washington | 180 | 47.24% | 201 | 52.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 381 |
| Wayne | 180 | 62.07% | 110 | 37.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 290 |
| Wilkinson | 404 | 53.02% | 324 | 42.52% | 34 | 4.46% | 762 |
| Winston | 800 | 72.60% | 299 | 27.13% | 3 | 0.27% | 1,102 |
| Yalobusha | 919 | 54.00% | 707 | 41.54% | 76 | 4.47% | 1,702 |
| Yazoo | 688 | 48.08% | 739 | 51.64% | 4 | 0.28% | 1,431 |
| Total | 40,797 | 59.02% | 25,040 | 36.23% | 3,283 | 4.75% | 69,120 |
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