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Stephen Douglas

Stephen Douglas ran for president in 1860. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1860 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
12of 303
Popular vote
1,379,43429.40%
States carried
1
Running mate
Herschel Johnson

Opponents: Abraham Lincoln (180 EV), John C. Breckinridge (72 EV), John Bell (39 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizonaArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColoradoConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaiiIdahoIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansasKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: lostMissouri: wonMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew MexicoNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth DakotaOhio: lostOklahomaOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth DakotaTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtahVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: lostWyomingVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1860 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Stephen Douglas run for president?

1 time (1860), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Stephen Douglas win?

1860: 12.

What share of the popular vote did Stephen Douglas get?

1860: 29.4% (1,379,434 votes).

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