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The 1860 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Arkansas voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arkansas was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as Democratic candidate Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge won the state by a margin of 16.01%.
Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Democratic | John C. Breckinridge | 28,732 | 53.06% | |
| Constitutional Union | John Bell | 20,063 | 37.05% | |
| Democratic | Stephen A. Douglas | 5,357 | 9.89% | |
| Total votes | 54,152 | 100% | ||
Results By County
| County | John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democratic |
John Bell
Constitutional Union |
Stephen A. Douglas
Democratic |
Total Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Arkansas | 426 | 47.44% | 417 | 46.44% | 55 | 6.12% | 898 |
| Ashley | 604 | 58.13% | 422 | 40.62% | 13 | 1.25% | 1,039 |
| Benton | 702 | 54.72% | 328 | 25.57% | 253 | 19.72% | 1,283 |
| Bradley | 633 | 57.08% | 440 | 39.68% | 36 | 3.25% | 1,109 |
| Calhoun | 398 | 63.17% | 204 | 32.38% | 28 | 4.44% | 630 |
| Carroll | 791 | 66.75% | 368 | 31.05% | 26 | 2.19% | 1,185 |
| Chicot | 231 | 45.12% | 253 | 49.41% | 28 | 5.47% | 512 |
| Clark | 804 | 60.18% | 500 | 37.43% | 32 | 2.40% | 1,336 |
| Columbia | 839 | 49.56% | 716 | 42.29% | 138 | 8.15% | 1,693 |
| Conway | 549 | 59.22% | 326 | 35.17% | 52 | 5.61% | 927 |
| Crawford | 244 | 25.03% | 374 | 38.36% | 357 | 36.62% | 975 |
| Crittenden | 88 | 16.99% | 257 | 49.61% | 173 | 33.40% | 518 |
| Craighead | 319 | 59.96% | 193 | 36.28% | 20 | 3.76% | 532 |
| Dallas | 513 | 55.27% | 371 | 39.51% | 55 | 5.86% | 939 |
| Desha | 287 | 40.20% | 312 | 43.70% | 115 | 16.11% | 714 |
| Drew | 772 | 54.52% | 560 | 39.55% | 84 | 5.93% | 1,416 |
| Franklin | 666 | 67.07% | 283 | 28.50% | 44 | 4.43% | 993 |
| Fulton | 252 | 72.83% | 38 | 10.98% | 56 | 16.18% | 346 |
| Greene | 328 | 75.23% | 60 | 13.76% | 48 | 11.01% | 436 |
| Hempstead | 762 | 46.32% | 675 | 41.03% | 208 | 12.64% | 1,645 |
| Hot Spring | 451 | 61.53% | 237 | 32.33% | 45 | 6.14% | 733 |
| Independence | 722 | 38.08% | 893 | 47.10% | 281 | 14.82% | 1,896 |
| Izard | 524 | 56.77% | 271 | 29.36% | 128 | 13.87% | 923 |
| Jackson | 762 | 49.58% | 722 | 46.97% | 53 | 3.45% | 1,537 |
| Jefferson | 664 | 38.92% | 600 | 35.17% | 442 | 25.91% | 1,706 |
| Johnson | 780 | 77.69% | 210 | 20.92% | 14 | 1.39% | 1,004 |
| Lafayette | 486 | 61.75% | 290 | 36.85% | 11 | 1.40% | 787 |
| Lawrence | 906 | 61.55% | 474 | 32.20% | 92 | 6.25% | 1,472 |
| Madison | 626 | 71.62% | 176 | 20.14% | 72 | 8.24% | 874 |
| Marion | 527 | 64.03% | 232 | 28.19% | 64 | 7.78% | 823 |
| Mississippi | 83 | 23.78% | 176 | 50.43% | 90 | 25.79% | 349 |
| Monroe | 301 | 47.25% | 286 | 44.90% | 50 | 7.85% | 637 |
| Montgomery | 360 | 84.91% | 60 | 14.15% | 4 | 0.94% | 424 |
| Newton | 315 | 78.55% | 67 | 16.71% | 19 | 4.74% | 401 |
| Ouachita | 929 | 51.90% | 779 | 43.52% | 82 | 4.58% | 1,790 |
| Perry | 149 | 53.02% | 82 | 29.18% | 50 | 17.79% | 281 |
| Phillips | 619 | 48.10% | 606 | 47.09% | 62 | 4.82% | 1,287 |
| Pike | 294 | 69.67% | 51 | 12.09% | 77 | 18.25% | 422 |
| Poinsett | 253 | 62.01% | 102 | 25.00% | 53 | 12.99% | 408 |
| Polk | 254 | 86.69% | 11 | 3.75% | 28 | 9.56% | 293 |
| Pope | 663 | 61.90% | 396 | 36.97% | 12 | 1.12% | 1,071 |
| Prairie | 673 | 46.83% | 651 | 45.30% | 113 | 7.86% | 1,437 |
| Pulaski | 819 | 43.33% | 899 | 47.57% | 172 | 9.10% | 1,890 |
| Saline | 556 | 59.09% | 337 | 35.81% | 48 | 5.10% | 941 |
| Scott | 363 | 61.01% | 159 | 26.72% | 73 | 12.27% | 595 |
| Searcy | 276 | 46.78% | 197 | 33.39% | 117 | 19.83% | 590 |
| Sebastian | 575 | 39.99% | 544 | 37.83% | 319 | 22.18% | 1,438 |
| Sevier | 754 | 61.75% | 361 | 29.57% | 106 | 8.68% | 1,221 |
| St. Francis | 416 | 37.44% | 414 | 37.26% | 281 | 25.29% | 1,111 |
| Union | 757 | 50.53% | 663 | 44.26% | 78 | 5.21% | 1,498 |
| Van Buren | 504 | 62.76% | 248 | 30.88% | 51 | 6.35% | 803 |
| Washington | 1,028 | 47.75% | 881 | 40.92% | 244 | 11.33% | 2,153 |
| White | 602 | 45.47% | 582 | 43.96% | 140 | 10.57% | 1,324 |
| Yell | 533 | 58.77% | 309 | 34.07% | 65 | 7.17% | 907 |
| Total | 28,732 | 53.16% | 20,094 | 37.17% | 5,227 | 9.67% | 54,053 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Randolph County had no returns.
References
- ^ "1860 Presidential Election Results Arkansas".
- ^ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. 1861.
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