See main article: 1860 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Louisiana |
| Previous Year: | 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Louisiana |
| Next Year: | 1864 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1860 |
| Image1: | John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Breckenridge |
| Party1: | Southern Democratic (United States) |
| Home State1: | Kentucky |
| Running Mate1: | Joseph Lane |
| Electoral Vote1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 22,681 |
| Percentage1: | 44.90% |
| Nominee2: | John Bell |
| Party2: | Constitutional Union Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Tennessee |
| Running Mate2: | Edward Everett |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,204 |
| Percentage2: | 40.00% |
| Image3: | Senator Stephen A. Douglas (edited).png |
| Nominee3: | Stephen A. Douglas |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State3: | Illinois |
| Running Mate3: | Herschel V. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,625 |
| Percentage3: | 15.10% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| 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 Louisiana took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
| John C. BreckinridgeSouthern Democratic | John BellConstitutional Union | Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic | Total Votes Cast | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Ascension | 144 | 18.49% | 279 | 35.82% | 356 | 45.70% | 779 | ||||||||
| 311 | 30.43% | 233 | 22.80% | 478 | 46.77% | 1,022 | |||||||||
| 750 | 71.63% | 290 | 27.70% | 7 | 0.67% | 1,047 | |||||||||
| 682 | 61.50% | 293 | 26.42% | 134 | 12.08% | 1,109 | |||||||||
| 489 | 61.36% | 253 | 31.74% | 55 | 6.90% | 797 | |||||||||
| 648 | 52.68% | 545 | 44.31% | 37 | 3.01% | 1,230 | |||||||||
| 396 | 94.29% | 24 | 5.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 420 | |||||||||
| 325 | 63.48% | 136 | 26.56% | 51 | 9.96% | 512 | |||||||||
| 530 | 53.75% | 398 | 40.37% | 58 | 5.88% | 986 | |||||||||
| Catahoula | 676 | 59.56% | 439 | 38.68% | 20 | 1.76% | 1,135 | ||||||||
| 896 | 50.28% | 720 | 40.40% | 166 | 9.32% | 1,782 | |||||||||
| Concordia | 175 | 52.71% | 152 | 45.78% | 5 | 1.51% | 332 | ||||||||
| De Soto | 634 | 63.40% | 364 | 36.40% | 2 | 0.20% | 1,000 | ||||||||
| East Baton Rouge | 490 | 41.00% | 569 | 47.62% | 136 | 11.38% | 1,195 | ||||||||
| 377 | 48.03% | 277 | 35.29% | 131 | 16.69% | 785 | |||||||||
| 342 | 54.98% | 240 | 38.59% | 40 | 6.43% | 622 | |||||||||
| Iberville | 535 | 61.85% | 229 | 26.47% | 101 | 11.68% | 865 | ||||||||
| Jackson | 527 | 54.16% | 337 | 34.64% | 109 | 11.20% | 973 | ||||||||
| 198 | 12.47% | 984 | 61.96% | 406 | 25.57% | 1,588 | |||||||||
| Lafayette | 468 | 86.67% | 71 | 13.15% | 1 | 0.19% | 540 | ||||||||
| 214 | 20.44% | 324 | 30.95% | 509 | 48.62% | 1,047 | |||||||||
| 425 | 53.73% | 249 | 31.48% | 117 | 14.79% | 791 | |||||||||
| 172 | 33.14% | 255 | 49.13% | 92 | 17.73% | 519 | |||||||||
| Morehouse | 381 | 49.16% | 347 | 44.77% | 47 | 6.06% | 775 | ||||||||
| 754 | 54.09% | 534 | 38.31% | 106 | 7.60% | 1,394 | |||||||||
| Orleans | 2,645 | 24.36% | 5,215 | 48.03% | 2,998 | 27.61% | 10,858 | ||||||||
| 312 | 39.00% | 340 | 42.50% | 148 | 18.50% | 800 | |||||||||
| 267 | 59.60% | 54 | 12.05% | 127 | 28.35% | 448 | |||||||||
| 626 | 70.34% | 193 | 21.69% | 71 | 7.98% | 890 | |||||||||
| Rapides | 1,036 | 59.06% | 620 | 35.35% | 98 | 5.59% | 1,754 | ||||||||
| 420 | 60.69% | 227 | 32.80% | 45 | 6.50% | 692 | |||||||||
| St. Bernard | 186 | 66.19% | 56 | 19.93% | 39 | 13.88% | 281 | ||||||||
| St. Charles | 79 | 48.47% | 68 | 41.72% | 16 | 9.82% | 163 | ||||||||
| 331 | 51.64% | 292 | 45.55% | 18 | 2.81% | 641 | |||||||||
| 160 | 28.57% | 292 | 52.14% | 108 | 19.29% | 560 | |||||||||
| 129 | 32.91% | 176 | 44.90% | 87 | 22.19% | 392 | |||||||||
| 961 | 51.50% | 884 | 47.37% | 21 | 1.13% | 1,866 | |||||||||
| 462 | 48.99% | 392 | 41.57% | 88 | 9.33% | 943 | |||||||||
| St. Martin | 572 | 48.15% | 567 | 47.73% | 49 | 4.12% | 1,188 | ||||||||
| 164 | 30.43% | 243 | 45.08% | 132 | 24.49% | 539 | |||||||||
| 254 | 64.96% | 134 | 34.27% | 3 | 0.77% | 391 | |||||||||
| 441 | 45.70% | 440 | 45.60% | 84 | 8.70% | 965 | |||||||||
| 726 | 55.85% | 552 | 42.46% | 22 | 1.69% | 1,300 | |||||||||
| 211 | 59.60% | 142 | 40.11% | 1 | 0.28% | 354 | |||||||||
| 387 | 76.79% | 112 | 22.22% | 5 | 0.99% | 504 | |||||||||
| 147 | 37.50% | 218 | 55.61% | 27 | 6.89% | 392 | |||||||||
| 272 | 55.17% | 188 | 38.13% | 33 | 6.69% | 493 | |||||||||
| 354 | 41.55% | 257 | 30.16% | 241 | 28.29% | 852 | |||||||||
| Total | 22,681 | 44.90% | 20,204 | 40.00% | 7,625 | 15.10% | 50,510 | ||||||||
Louisiana was won by Southern Democratic candidate, Vice President John C. Breckinridge and his running with Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. The ticket defeated the Constitutional Union ticket of Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Massachusetts Governor Edward Everett along with Northern Democrat Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate Georgia Governor Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge won the state by a narrow margin of 4.90%. Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state.
This was the first time Louisiana ever voted for a losing candidate since it began popular vote elections for president in 1828. Even when its vote was chosen by the state legislature, the only time it voted for a candidate who did not win was in 1824, when it voted for Andrew Jackson, but Jackson won the nationwide popular vote. Thus, this was the first time Louisiana ever voted by any means for a candidate who lost the electoral vote and popular vote.[1]