See main article: 1860 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1860 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Flag Year: | 1846 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Next Year: | 1864 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1860 |
| Image1: | John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John C. Breckinridge |
| Party1: | Southern Democratic (United States) |
| Home State1: | Kentucky |
| Running Mate1: | Joseph Lane |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,339 |
| Percentage1: | 45.54% |
| Nominee2: | John Bell |
| Party2: | Constitutional Union Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Tennessee |
| Running Mate2: | Edward Everett |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,888 |
| Percentage2: | 24.13% |
| Image4: | Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png |
| Nominee4: | Abraham Lincoln |
| Party4: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State4: | Illinois |
| Running Mate4: | Hannibal Hamlin |
| Electoral Vote4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,822 |
| Percentage4: | 23.72% |
| Image5: | Senator Stephen A. Douglas (edited).png |
| Nominee5: | Stephen A. Douglas |
| Party5: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State5: | Illinois |
| Running Mate5: | Herschel V. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,066 |
| Percentage5: | 6.61% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | James Buchanan |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Abraham Lincoln |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1860 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware 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, Republican candidate Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine as well as Democratic candidate 15th 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 21.41%.
The Republicans ran a slate of electors for Lincoln, but did not nominate any candidates for other federal and state offices. The party instead endorsed the candidates of the People's Party, an anti-Democratic coalition that supported the Republican presidential ticket.
| John C. BreckinridgeSouthern Democratic | John BellConstitutional Union | Abraham LincolnRepublican | Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kent | 2,081 | 51.78% | 720 | 17.91% | 1,075 | 26.75% | 143 | 3.56% | 1,006 | 25.03% | 4,019 | ||||||||||||
| New Castle | 3,004 | 40.75% | 1,576 | 21.38% | 2,073 | 28.12% | 719 | 9.75% | 931 | 12.63% | 7,372 | ||||||||||||
| Sussex | 2,254 | 47.71% | 1,592 | 33.70% | 674 | 14.27% | 204 | 4.32% | 662 | 14.01% | 4,724 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 7,339 | 45.54% | 3,888 | 24.13% | 3,822 | 23.72% | 1,066 | 6.61% | 3,451 | 21.41% | 16,115 | ||||||||||||