Maine · 1860 presidential election
Maine presidential election results 1860
Abraham Lincoln carried Maine by 36.89 points (36,118 votes), winning 8 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 8
- Votes counted
- 97,918
- ME result
- R+36.9
- Compared with the nation
- 26.5 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1856
- 11.2 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln | Republican | 62,811 | 64.15% | 8 | |
| Stephen Douglas | Democratic | 26,693 | 27.26% | — | |
| John C. Breckinridge | Southern Democratic | 6,368 | 6.50% | — | |
| John Bell | Constitutional Union | 2,046 | 2.09% | — | |
| Total votes | 97,918 | ||||
Maine gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district.
Sources: 1860
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Questions and answers
Who won Maine in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln won Maine by 36.89 percentage points (36,118 votes).
How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1860?
Maine cast 8 electoral votes in 1860.
How many people voted for president in Maine in 1860?
97,918 votes were counted for president.
How did Maine change from 1856 to 1860?
The margin moved 11.2 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 25.7 points to Republican by 36.9 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data