The 1860 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Wisconsin was won by the Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Hannibal Hamlin. They defeated the Democratic Party candidate Stephen A. Douglas and his running mate Herschel V. Johnson. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 13.85%.
This was the last election until 1904 that Calumet County would vote for a Republican candidate. Additionally, Manitowoc County and Jefferson County would not vote Republican again until 1896. Green Lake County, established in 1858 and participating in its first presidential election, voted for Lincoln and would continue to back the statewide winner in every presidential election until 1940.
Results + General Election ResultsWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the Votes polled for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States at a General Election held in the Several Counties in the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday Succeeding the first Monday being the Sixth day of November 1860Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Abraham Lincoln William W. Vaughn86,110 Republican Party Abraham Lincoln Herman Lindeman86,109 Republican Party Abraham Lincoln J. Allen Barber86,106 Republican Party Abraham Lincoln Bradford Rixford86,099 Republican Party Abraham Lincoln Walter D. McIndoe86,088 Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas Charles Dunn65,021 Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas Emil Rothe65,012 Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas Edward G. Ryan65,009 Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas Jarius C. Farichild65,007 Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas Benjamin Ferguson64,898 Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Samuel Elmore888 Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Henry S. Pierpont888 Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Isaac J. Ullman887 Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Hnery D. Barron886 Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Napoleon B. Van Slyke886 Constitutional Union John Bell Robert Chandler161 Constitutional Union John Bell Hugh Cameron160 Constitutional Union John Bell Richard Dart160 Constitutional Union John Bell Talbot C. Dousman160 Constitutional Union John Bell Benjamin F. Pixley160 Write-in Scattering58Votes cast 152,238
Results by county County Abraham LincolnRepublican Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic John C. BreckinridgeSouthern Democratic John BellConstitutional Union Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # %Adams84473.71%29625.85%50.44%00.00%54847.86%1,145Ashland3552.24%3247.76%00.00%00.00%34.48%67Bad Ax1,14570.16%46528.49%221.35%00.00%68041.67%1,632Brown87341.14%1,23958.39%00.00%00.00%-366-17.25%2,122Buffalo45970.62%18929.08%10.15%10.15%27041.54%650Calumet70653.85%60546.15%00.00%00.00%1017.70%1,311Chippewa25651.51%24148.49%00.00%00.00%153.02%497Clark15262.55%8936.63%20.82%00.00%6325.93%243Columbia3,38667.63%1,61432.23%40.08%30.06%1,77235.39%5,007Crawford82849.70%83249.94%60.36%00.00%-4-0.24%1,666Dane4,79853.22%4,17446.30%400.44%30.03%6246.92%9,015Dodge4,39849.42%4,45650.07%430.48%20.02%-58-0.65%8,899Door25067.02%12332.98%00.00%00.00%12734.05%373Douglas7045.75%6643.14%159.80%21.31%42.61%153Dunn56461.71%34137.31%90.98%00.00%22324.40%914Eau Claire49057.51%34240.14%192.23%10.12%14817.37%852Fond du Lac4,10657.65%3,00142.14%30.04%120.17%1,10515.52%7,122Grant3,57964.67%1,92234.73%330.60%00.00%1,65729.94%5,534Green2,37264.00%1,32435.73%100.27%00.00%1,04828.28%3,706Green Lake1,95772.97%70826.40%170.63%00.00%1,24946.57%2,682Iowa1,90953.96%1,58144.69%461.30%20.06%3289.27%3,538Jackson65475.96%20724.04%00.00%00.00%44751.92%861Jefferson3,07752.30%2,79447.49%40.07%10.02%2834.81%5,883Juneau1,03357.90%73741.31%90.50%50.28%29616.59%1,784Kenosha1,63763.92%92035.92%40.16%00.00%71728.00%2,561Kewaunee32632.15%68867.85%00.00%00.00%-362-35.70%1,014La Crosse1,47763.53%76532.90%652.80%180.77%71230.62%2,325La Pointe4358.90%45.48%2635.62%00.00%1723.28%73Lafayette1,73647.05%1,89851.44%471.27%90.24%-162-4.39%3,690Manitowoc2,04151.06%1,94748.71%90.23%00.00%942.35%3,997Marathon21931.06%48168.23%40.57%10.14%-262-37.16%705Marquette78146.79%88252.85%60.36%00.00%-101-6.05%1,669Milwaukee4,83141.52%6,72657.81%390.34%380.33%-1,895-16.29%11,634Monroe1,22965.72%63133.74%20.11%80.43%59831.98%1,870Oconto59867.57%28632.32%10.11%00.00%31235.25%885Outagamie83243.02%1,08255.95%201.03%00.00%-250-12.93%1,934Ozaukee62725.51%1,82374.17%80.33%00.00%-1,196-48.66%2,458Pepin32673.76%10523.76%112.49%00.00%22150.00%442Pierce63760.67%41139.14%20.19%00.00%22621.52%1,050Polk19959.58%12236.53%123.59%10.30%7723.05%334Portage94464.13%47132.00%573.87%00.00%47332.13%1,472Racine2,63460.55%1,65938.14%80.18%80.18%97522.41%4,350Richland1,16759.12%77639.31%281.42%30.15%39119.81%1,974Rock5,19872.34%1,91626.66%640.89%80.11%3,28245.67%7,186Sauk2,30969.28%98529.55%371.11%20.06%1,32439.72%3,333Shawano16358.84%11441.16%00.00%00.00%4917.69%277Sheboygan2,73155.54%2,17944.32%70.14%00.00%55211.23%4,917St. Croix66452.53%59747.23%30.24%00.00%675.30%1,264Trempealeau49078.53%13421.47%00.00%00.00%35657.05%624Walworth3,91070.85%1,59128.83%150.27%30.05%2,31942.02%5,519Washington93925.47%2,74774.51%10.03%00.00%-1,808-49.04%3,687Waukesha3,02053.81%2,56345.67%100.18%190.34%4578.14%5,612Waupaca1,34069.07%57529.64%160.82%90.46%76539.43%1,940Waushara1,53478.15%40520.63%241.22%00.00%1,12957.51%1,963Winnebago3,22563.21%1,85936.44%160.31%20.04%1,36626.77%5,102Wood36250.21%30141.75%588.04%00.00%618.46%721Total86,11056.56%65,02142.71%8880.58%1610.11%21,08913.85%152,238
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Buffalo Jefferso Manitowoc Sheboygan
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Crawford Dodge Marathon Marquette
See also United States presidential elections in Wisconsin
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