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The1860 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the1860 United States presidential election. Oregon voters chose three representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Oregon voted in its first ever presidential election, having become the 33rd state on February 14, 1859. The state was won by theRepublican nominee,IllinoisRepresentativeAbraham Lincoln and his running mateSenatorHannibal Hamlin ofMaine. They defeated theSouthern Democratic nominee14thVice President of the United StatesJohn C. Breckinridge ofKentucky and his running mateSenatorJoseph Lane of Oregon as well asDemocratic nomineeSenatorStephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate41st Governor of GeorgiaHerschel V. Johnson. Lincoln won the state by a narrow margin of 1.83%.
Oregon was the only state where the first and second-place finishers matched the first and second place national finishers in the electoral college (Lincoln first, then Breckinridge in second). The large amount of counties voting for Breckenridge can be attributed to Southern sympathies.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abraham Lincoln | 5,344 | 36.20% | |
| Southern Democratic | John C. Breckinridge | 5,074 | 34.37% | |
| Democratic | Stephen A. Douglas | 4,131 | 27.99% | |
| Constitutional Union | John Bell | 212 | 1.44% | |
| Total votes | 14,761 | 100% | ||
| County | Abraham Lincoln Republican | John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic | Stephen A. Douglas Democratic | John Bell Constitutional Union | Total Votes Cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Benton | 213 | 28.86% | 392 | 53.12% | 130 | 17.62% | 3 | 0.41% | 738 |
| Clackamas | 410 | 44.86% | 323 | 35.34% | 179 | 19.58% | 2 | 0.22% | 914 |
| Clatsop | 68 | 50.37% | 29 | 21.48% | 38 | 28.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 135 |
| Columbia | 62 | 43.36% | 36 | 25.17% | 45 | 31.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 143 |
| Coos | 71 | 38.17% | 22 | 11.83% | 90 | 48.39% | 3 | 1.61% | 186 |
| Curry | 42 | 24.71% | 53 | 31.18% | 69 | 40.59% | 6 | 3.53% | 170 |
| Douglas | 322 | 28.37% | 506 | 44.58% | 284 | 25.02% | 23 | 2.03% | 1,135 |
| Jackson | 377 | 24.53% | 672 | 43.72% | 399 | 25.96% | 89 | 5.79% | 1,537 |
| Josephine | 253 | 30.37% | 351 | 42.14% | 211 | 25.33% | 18 | 2.16% | 833 |
| Lane | 507 | 41.09% | 565 | 45.79% | 155 | 12.56% | 7 | 0.57% | 1,234 |
| Linn | 582 | 37.14% | 672 | 42.88% | 308 | 19.66% | 5 | 0.32% | 1,567 |
| Marion | 598 | 33.86% | 286 | 16.19% | 865 | 48.98% | 17 | 0.96% | 1,766 |
| Multnomah | 571 | 47.54% | 261 | 21.73% | 364 | 30.31% | 5 | 0.42% | 1,201 |
| Polk | 191 | 23.58% | 215 | 26.54% | 400 | 49.38% | 4 | 0.49% | 810 |
| Tillamook | 11 | 34.38% | 13 | 40.63% | 8 | 25.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 32 |
| Umpqua | 151 | 50.67% | 75 | 25.17% | 72 | 24.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 298 |
| Wasco | 168 | 29.42% | 255 | 44.66% | 148 | 25.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 571 |
| Washington | 371 | 57.43% | 138 | 21.36% | 134 | 20.74% | 3 | 0.46% | 646 |
| Yamhill | 415 | 48.82% | 217 | 25.53% | 211 | 24.82% | 7 | 0.82% | 850 |
| Total | 5,344 | 36.20% | 5,074 | 34.37% | 4,131 | 27.99% | 212 | 1.44% | 14,761 |
State results of the1860 U.S. presidential election | ||
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