United States presidential election in Virginia, 1860

November 6, 1860

President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

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The 1860 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose fifteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia was one of only three states to vote for the Constitutional Union candidate, former U.S. Senator John Bell, over the Democratic candidate, U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, and the Southern Democratic candidate, Vice President John C. Breckinridge. Former U.S. Representative Abraham Lincoln was also the Republican candidate in this election, but he received the lowest support for any Republican presidential candidate in the history of Virginia. This was the first presidential election in which Virginia did not vote for the Democratic or Democratic-Republican candidate. It was also the closest presidential election result in Virginia history. Bell won the state by 156 votes, or a margin of 0.09%. Virginia eventually seceded from the United States on April 17, 1861, and did not participate in the following elections in 1864 and 1868.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1860^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Constitutional Union	John Bell	74,481	44.63%	15
	Southern Democratic	John C. Breckinridge	74,325	44.54%	0
	Democratic	Stephen A. Douglas	16,198	9.71%	0
	Republican	Abraham Lincoln	1,887	1.13%	0
Totals			166,891	100.0%	15

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