The 1860 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Arkansas voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arkansas was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as Democratic candidate Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge won the state by a margin of 16.01%.
The Republican Party and its candidate Abraham Lincoln did not have significant ballot distribution in the state.
Results
Results By County +1860 United States Presidential Election in Arkansas (By County)CountyJohn C. Breckinridge Southern DemocraticJohn Bell Constitutional UnionStephen A. Douglas DemocraticTotal Votes Cast#%#%#%Arkansas42647.44%41746.44%556.12%898Ashley 60458.13%42240.62%131.25%1,039Benton 70254.72%32825.57%25319.72%1,283Bradley 63357.08%44039.68%363.25%1,109Calhoun 39863.17%20432.38%284.44%630Carroll 79166.75%36831.05%262.19%1,185Chicot 23145.12%25349.41%285.47%512Clark 80460.18%50037.43%322.40%1,336Columbia83949.56%71642.29%1388.15%1,693Conway 54959.22%32635.17%525.61%927Crawford24425.03%37438.36%35736.62%975Crittenden8816.99%25749.61%17333.40%518Craighead31959.96%19336.28%203.76%532Dallas 51355.27%37139.51%555.86%939Desha 28740.20%31243.70%11516.11%714Drew 77254.52%56039.55%845.93%1,416Franklin 66667.07%28328.50%444.43%993Fulton 25272.83%3810.98%5616.18%346Greene 32875.23%6013.76%4811.01%436Hempstead 76246.32%67541.03%20812.64%1,645Hot Spring 45161.53%23732.33%456.14%733Independence 72238.08%89347.10%28114.82%1,896Izard 52456.77%27129.36%12813.87%923Jackson 76249.58%72246.97%533.45%1,537Jefferson 66438.92%60035.17%44225.91%1,706Johnson78077.69%21020.92%141.39%1,004Lafayette 48661.75%29036.85%111.40%787Lawrence90661.55%47432.20%926.25%1,472Madison62671.62%17620.14%728.24%874Marion52764.03%23228.19%647.78%823Mississippi 8323.78%17650.43%9025.79%349Monroe 30147.25%28644.90%507.85%637Montgomery 36084.91%6014.15%40.94%424Newton31578.55%6716.71%194.74%401Ouachita 92951.90%77943.52%824.58%1,790Perry 14953.02%8229.18%5017.79%281Phillips 61948.10%60647.09%624.82%1,287Pike 29469.67%5112.09%7718.25%422Poinsett 25362.01%10225.00%5312.99%408Polk25486.69%113.75%289.56%293Pope 66361.90%39636.97%121.12%1,071Prairie 67346.83%65145.30%1137.86%1,437Pulaski 81943.33%89947.57%1729.10%1,890Saline 55659.09%33735.81%485.10%941Scott 36361.01%15926.72%7312.27%595Searcy 27646.78%19733.39%11719.83%590Sebastian 57539.99%54437.83%31922.18%1,438Sevier 75461.75%36129.57%1068.68%1,221St. Francis 41637.44%41437.26%28125.29%1,111Union75750.53%66344.26%785.21%1,498Van Buren 50462.76%24830.88%516.35%803Washington1,02847.75%88140.92%24411.33%2,153White 60245.47%58243.96%14010.57%1,324Yell 53358.77%30934.07%657.17%907Total28,73253.16%20,09437.17%5,2279.67%54,053
See also United States presidential elections in Arkansas
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