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The1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 electors of theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Massachusetts was won byRepublican candidateAbraham Lincoln, who won the state by 42.57%.
With 62.80% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be Lincoln's third strongest state in the 1860 election in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboringVermont andMinnesota.[2]
| 1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[3] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Abraham Lincoln ofIllinois | Hannibal Hamlin ofMaine | 106,684 | 62.80% | 13 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Stephen Arnold Douglas ofIllinois | Herschel Vespasian Johnson ofGeorgia | 34,370 | 20.23% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Constitutional Union | John Bell ofTennessee | Edward Everett ofMassachusetts | 22,331 | 13.15% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Southern Democratic | John Cabell Breckinridge ofKentucky | Joseph Lane ofOregon | 6,163 | 3.63% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| N/A | Others | Others | 328 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 169,876 | 100.00% | 13 | 100.00% | ||||
| County | Abraham Lincoln Republican | Stephen A. Douglas Democratic | John Bell Constitutional Union | John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic | Total Votes Cast[4] | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barnstable | 2,371 | 75.20% | 133 | 4.22% | 283 | 8.98% | 366 | 11.61% | 3,153 |
| Berkshire | 5,202 | 61.17% | 2,865 | 33.69% | 238 | 2.80% | 199 | 2.34% | 8,504 |
| Bristol | 7,980 | 74.90% | 1,713 | 16.08% | 640 | 6.01% | 321 | 3.01% | 10,654 |
| Dukes | 338 | 58.68% | 116 | 20.14% | 58 | 10.07% | 64 | 11.11% | 576 |
| Essex | 14,832 | 65.55% | 3,778 | 16.70% | 3,187 | 14.09% | 829 | 3.66% | 22,626 |
| Franklin | 3,994 | 74.28% | 917 | 17.05% | 135 | 2.51% | 331 | 6.16% | 5,377 |
| Hampden | 5,184 | 64.28% | 1,993 | 24.71% | 296 | 3.67% | 592 | 7.34% | 8,065 |
| Hampshire | 4,597 | 81.84% | 608 | 10.82% | 182 | 3.24% | 230 | 4.09% | 5,617 |
| Middlesex | 17,806 | 58.10% | 7,069 | 23.07% | 4,850 | 15.83% | 921 | 3.01% | 30,646 |
| Nantucket | 420 | 78.36% | 31 | 5.78% | 76 | 14.18% | 9 | 1.68% | 536 |
| Norfolk | 8,860 | 55.81% | 3,589 | 22.61% | 2,987 | 18.82% | 438 | 2.76% | 15,874 |
| Plymouth | 6,703 | 65.13% | 1,426 | 13.86% | 1,869 | 18.16% | 293 | 2.85% | 10,291 |
| Suffolk | 10,974 | 48.84% | 4,891 | 21.77% | 5,640 | 25.10% | 964 | 4.29% | 22,469 |
| Worcester | 17,272 | 69.68% | 5,243 | 21.15% | 1,890 | 7.62% | 382 | 1.54% | 24,787 |
| Total | 106,684 | 62.80% | 34,370 | 20.23% | 22,331 | 13.15% | 6,163 | 3.63% | 169,876 |
State results of the1860 U.S. presidential election | ||
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