US Election Results
1864 US Presidential Election Result, Past US election Result, US Presidential Election History Details winner candidates party vote %, US Election Results
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1864 US Presidential Election Result, Past US election Result, US Presidential Election History Details winner candidates party vote %, US Election Results
The United States presidential election of 1864 was the 20th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1864. In this match, incumbent president Republican Abraham Lincoln ran for re-election against Democratic candidate George B. McClellan, who tried to portray himself to the voters as the "peace candidate" who wanted to bring the American Civil War to a speedy end. Lincoln was re-elected president by a landslide in the Electoral College.
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Presidential candidate |
Party |
Home state |
Popular vote(a) |
Electoral |
Running mate |
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|
Count |
Pct |
vote |
Vice-presidential candidate |
Home state |
Elect. vote |
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Abraham Lincoln(Incumbent) |
National Union |
Illinois |
22,18,388 |
55.00% |
212 |
Andrew Johnson |
Tennessee |
212 |
|
George Brinton McClellan |
Democratic |
New Jersey |
18,12,807 |
45.00% |
21 |
George Hunt Pendleton |
Ohio |
21 |
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Other |
692 |
0.00% |
— |
Other |
— |
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Total |
40,31,887 |
100% |
233 |
|
233 |
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Needed to win |
117 |
|
117 |
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