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Abraham Lincoln vs Stephen Douglas

Abraham Lincoln vs Stephen Douglas 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

Stephen Douglas

Elections
1 (1860)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
12
Best popular vote
29.4% in 1860
Parties
Democratic

1860

Abraham Lincoln states
18
Stephen Douglas states
1
Popular vote
39.8% – 29.4%
Alabama: another candidateAlaskaArizonaArkansas: another candidateCalifornia: Abraham LincolnColoradoConnecticut: Abraham LincolnDelaware: another candidateDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: another candidateGeorgia: another candidateHawaiiIdahoIllinois: Abraham LincolnIndiana: Abraham LincolnIowa: Abraham LincolnKansasKentucky: another candidateLouisiana: another candidateMaine: Abraham LincolnMaryland: another candidateMassachusetts: Abraham LincolnMichigan: Abraham LincolnMinnesota: Abraham LincolnMississippi: another candidateMissouri: Stephen DouglasMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew 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: another candidateTexas: another candidateUtahVermont: Abraham LincolnVirginia: another candidateWashingtonWest 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 LincolnStephen DouglasGap (pts)EV
Alabama — 15.1% — 9
Arkansas — 9.7% — 4
California 33.0% 4 32.4% 0.6 4
Connecticut 53.9% 6 21.5% 32.4 6
Delaware 23.7% 6.6% 17.1 3
Florida — 2.6% — 3
Georgia — 10.9% — 10
Illinois 50.7% 11 47.2% 3.5 11
Indiana 51.1% 13 42.4% 8.7 13
Iowa 54.9% 4 42.9% 11.9 4
Kentucky 0.9% 17.5% -16.6 12
Louisiana — 15.1% — 6
Maine 64.2% 8 27.3% 36.9 8
Maryland 3.1% 6.4% -3.3 8
Massachusetts 62.8% 13 20.3% 42.5 13
Michigan 57.2% 6 42.0% 15.1 6
Minnesota 63.4% 4 34.3% 29.2 4
Mississippi — 4.8% — 7
Missouri 10.3% 35.5% 9 -25.2 9
New Hampshire 56.9% 5 39.2% 17.7 5
New Jersey 48.1% 4 51.9% 3 -3.7 7
New York 53.7% 35 46.3% 7.4 35
North Carolina — 2.8% — 10
Ohio 52.3% 23 42.3% 10.0 23
Oregon 34.5% 3 25.9% 8.6 3
Pennsylvania 56.3% 27 3.5% 52.7 27
Rhode Island 61.2% 4 38.8% 22.4 4
South Carolina — — — —
Tennessee — 7.7% — 12
Texas — — — 4
Vermont 75.8% 5 4.2% 71.6 5
Virginia 1.2% 44.5% -43.3 15
Wisconsin 56.6% 5 0.6% 56.0 5

Questions and answers

Who won between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1860?

Abraham Lincoln won the presidency. Electoral votes: Abraham Lincoln 180, Stephen Douglas 12. Popular vote: Abraham Lincoln 39.8%, Stephen Douglas 29.4%.

How many states did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas each win in 1860?

Abraham Lincoln carried 18 and Stephen Douglas carried 1.

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