1860_United_States_presidential_election_in_Mississippi

1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi

1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi

Election in Mississippi


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

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Mississippi 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 running mate 15th Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as the Democratic candidate 15th 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 22.75%.

The Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state.

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References

  1. "1860 Presidential Election Results Mississippi".

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