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Abraham Lincoln vs John Bell

Abraham Lincoln vs John Bell in 1860: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Abraham Lincoln

Elections
2 (1860, 1864)
Won
2
Electoral votes, all runs
392
Best popular vote
55.1% in 1864
Parties
Republican
vs

John Bell

Elections
1 (1860)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
39
Best popular vote
12.6% in 1860
Parties
Constitutional Union
Abraham Lincoln states
18
John Bell states
3
Popular vote
39.8% – 12.6%
Alabama: another candidateAlaskaArizonaArkansas: another candidateCalifornia: Abraham LincolnColoradoConnecticut: Abraham LincolnDelaware: another candidateDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: another candidateGeorgia: another candidateHawaiiIdahoIllinois: Abraham LincolnIndiana: Abraham LincolnIowa: Abraham LincolnKansasKentucky: John BellLouisiana: another candidateMaine: Abraham LincolnMaryland: another candidateMassachusetts: Abraham LincolnMichigan: Abraham LincolnMinnesota: Abraham LincolnMississippi: another candidateMissouri: another candidateMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: Abraham LincolnNew Jersey: Abraham LincolnNew MexicoNew York: Abraham LincolnNorth Carolina: another candidateNorth DakotaOhio: Abraham LincolnOklahomaOregon: Abraham LincolnPennsylvania: Abraham LincolnRhode Island: Abraham LincolnSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth DakotaTennessee: John BellTexas: another candidateUtahVermont: Abraham LincolnVirginia: John BellWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: Abraham LincolnWyomingVermont: Abraham LincolnNew Hampshire: Abraham LincolnMassachusetts: Abraham LincolnRhode Island: Abraham LincolnConnecticut: Abraham LincolnNew Jersey: Abraham LincolnDelaware: another candidateMaryland: another candidateDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1860
StateAbraham LincolnJohn BellGap (pts)EV
Alabama — 30.9% — 9
Arkansas — 37.2% — 4
California 33.0% 4 5.7% 27.2 4
Connecticut 53.9% 6 4.1% 49.7 6
Delaware 23.7% 24.0% -0.3 3
Florida — 37.9% — 3
Georgia — 40.3% — 10
Illinois 50.7% 11 1.5% 49.2 11
Indiana 51.1% 13 2.0% 49.1 13
Iowa 54.9% 4 1.4% 53.5 4
Kentucky 0.9% 45.2% 12 -44.3 12
Louisiana — 40.0% — 6
Maine 64.2% 8 2.1% 62.1 8
Maryland 3.1% 44.9% -41.8 8
Massachusetts 62.8% 13 13.3% 49.5 13
Michigan 57.2% 6 0.3% 56.9 6
Minnesota 63.4% 4 0.2% 63.2 4
Mississippi — 36.2% — 7
Missouri 10.3% 35.3% -25.0 9
New Hampshire 56.9% 5 0.7% 56.2 5
New Jersey 48.1% 4 — — 7
New York 53.7% 35 — — 35
North Carolina — 46.8% — 10
Ohio 52.3% 23 2.8% 49.6 23
Oregon 34.5% 3 6.1% 28.4 3
Pennsylvania 56.3% 27 2.7% 53.6 27
Rhode Island 61.2% 4 — — 4
South Carolina — — — —
Tennessee — 47.6% 12 — 12
Texas — 24.5% — 4
Vermont 75.8% 5 0.5% 75.3 5
Virginia 1.2% 44.7% 15 -43.5 15
Wisconsin 56.6% 5 0.1% 56.5 5

Questions and answers

Who won between Abraham Lincoln and John Bell in 1860?

Abraham Lincoln won the presidency. Electoral votes: Abraham Lincoln 180, John Bell 39. Popular vote: Abraham Lincoln 39.8%, John Bell 12.6%.

How many states did Abraham Lincoln and John Bell each win in 1860?

Abraham Lincoln carried 18 and John Bell carried 3.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data