The 1864 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware was won by the Democratic nominee, 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan of New Jersey and his running mate Representative George H. Pendleton. They defeated the National Union nominee, incumbent President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson. McClellan won the state by a narrow margin of 3.62%.
With 51.81% of the popular vote, Delaware would prove to be McClellan's third strongest state after Kentucky and New Jersey, his only two other winning states.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party George B. McClellan Victor du Pont8,767 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Harbeson Hickman8,764 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Ayres Stockly8,763 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Daniel Corbit8,155 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln James R. Clements8,154 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln John C. Hazzard8,152Votes cast 16,922
Results by county County George B. McClellanDemocratic Abraham LincolnUnion Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Kent2,40259.25%1,65240.75%75018.50%4,054New Castle3,81347.15%4,27452.85%-4615.70%8,087Sussex2,55253.38%2,22946.62%3236.76%4,781Totals8,76751.81%8,15548.19%6123.62%16,922
Counties that flipped from Southern Democratic to Democratic Kent Sussex
Counties that flipped from Southern Democratic to Republican New Castle
See also United States presidential elections in Delaware
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