The 1860 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose three electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Florida was won by Southern Democratic candidate John C. Breckinridge, who won the state by a margin of 26.13%.
Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state.
This was the last presidential election Florida would participate in until the 1868 election due to the American Civil War and the beginnings of the Reconstruction Era.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Democratic | John C. Breckinridge | 8,277 | 62.23% | |
| Constitutional Union | John Bell | 4,801 | 36.10% | |
| Democratic | Stephen A. Douglas | 223 | 1.68% | |
| Total votes | 13,301 | 100% | ||
Results By County
edit| County | John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democratic |
John Bell
Constitutional Union |
Stephen A. Douglas
Democratic |
Total Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alachua | 527 | 72.49% | 195 | 26.82% | 5 | 0.69% | 727 |
| Brevard | 8 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 |
| Calhoun | 57 | 86.36% | 9 | 13.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 66 |
| Clay | 57 | 33.33% | 114 | 66.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 171 |
| Columbia | 406 | 65.17% | 214 | 34.35% | 3 | 0.48% | 623 |
| Dade | 16 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 16 |
| Duval | 346 | 58.45% | 195 | 32.94% | 51 | 8.61% | 592 |
| Escambia | 192 | 28.83% | 377 | 56.61% | 97 | 14.56% | 666 |
| Franklin | 284 | 82.32% | 61 | 17.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 345 |
| Gadsden | 392 | 50.52% | 384 | 49.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 776 |
| Hamilton | 243 | 64.46% | 111 | 29.44% | 23 | 6.10% | 377 |
| Hernando | 151 | 84.36% | 27 | 15.08% | 1 | 0.56% | 179 |
| Hillsborough | 303 | 83.47% | 60 | 16.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 363 |
| Holmes | 115 | 60.85% | 74 | 39.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 189 |
| Jackson | 512 | 52.57% | 462 | 47.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 974 |
| Jefferson | 487 | 75.50% | 158 | 24.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 645 |
| Lafayette | 96 | 54.55% | 80 | 45.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 176 |
| Leon | 482 | 63.09% | 282 | 36.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 764 |
| Levy | 195 | 80.58% | 47 | 19.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 242 |
| Liberty | 74 | 49.66% | 75 | 50.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 149 |
| Madison | 444 | 66.27% | 226 | 33.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 670 |
| Marion | 510 | 83.61% | 99 | 16.23% | 1 | 0.16% | 610 |
| Manatee | 50 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 50 |
| Monroe | 219 | 78.49% | 60 | 21.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 279 |
| Nassau | 291 | 77.81% | 82 | 21.93% | 1 | 0.27% | 374 |
| New River | 278 | 59.91% | 179 | 38.58% | 7 | 1.51% | 464 |
| Orange | 46 | 37.70% | 67 | 54.92% | 9 | 7.38% | 122 |
| St. Johns | 211 | 74.04% | 74 | 25.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 285 |
| Santa Rosa | 266 | 38.33% | 411 | 59.22% | 17 | 2.45% | 694 |
| Sumter | 109 | 70.78% | 44 | 28.57% | 1 | 0.65% | 154 |
| Suwannee | 144 | 48.98% | 145 | 49.32% | 5 | 1.70% | 294 |
| Taylor | 88 | 57.89% | 64 | 42.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 152 |
| Volusia | 69 | 80.23% | 17 | 19.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 86 |
| Washington | 151 | 71.23% | 61 | 28.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 212 |
| Wakulla | 175 | 62.50% | 104 | 37.14% | 1 | 0.36% | 280 |
| Walton | 161 | 48.20% | 173 | 51.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 334 |
| Total | 8,155 | 62.22% | 4,731 | 36.10% | 221 | 1.69% | 13,107 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ No returns have been located for this election for Putnam County.
References
edit- ^ "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Florida".
- ^ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. 1861.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN 978-0-7864-6422-7.
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