The 1860 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Georgia voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1860 United States presidential election in Georgia

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Nominee John C. Breckinridge John Bell Stephen A. Douglas Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Illinois Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett Herschel V. Johnson Electoral vote 10 0 0 Popular vote 52,176 42,960 11,581 Percentage 48.89% 40.26% 10.85%

County Results Breckinridge   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Bell   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Douglas   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Tie   47.0% Breckenridge & Bell

President before election James Buchanan Democratic Elected President Abraham Lincoln Republican

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Georgia 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 8.63%.

Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state. This was the last time until 1964 that Georgia did not vote for the national Democratic Party.

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