See main article: 1860 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Previous Year: | 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Next Year: | 1864 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1860 |
| Turnout: | 65.8%[1] 4.0 pp |
| Image1: | Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png |
| Nominee1: | Abraham Lincoln |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Running Mate1: | Hannibal Hamlin |
| Electoral Vote1: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 106,684 |
| Percentage1: | 62.80% |
| Nominee2: | Stephen A. Douglas |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Herschel V. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 34,370 |
| Percentage2: | 20.23% |
| Image3: | John Bell (Restored).png |
| Nominee3: | John Bell |
| Party3: | Constitutional Union Party (United States) |
| Home State3: | Tennessee |
| Running Mate3: | Edward Everett |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 22,331 |
| Percentage3: | 13.15% |
| Map Size: | 401px |
| 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 Massachusetts took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Massachusetts was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won the state by 42.57%.
With 62.80% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be Lincoln's third strongest state in the 1860 election in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont and Minnesota.[2]
| Abraham LincolnRepublican | Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic | John BellConstitutional Union | John C. BreckinridgeSouthern Democratic | Total Votes Cast[3] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Barnstable | 2,371 | 75.20% | 133 | 4.22% | 283 | 8.98% | 366 | 11.61% | 3,153 | ||||||||||
| Berkshire | 5,202 | 61.17% | 2,865 | 33.69% | 238 | 2.80% | 199 | 2.34% | 8,504 | ||||||||||
| Bristol | 7,980 | 74.90% | 1,713 | 16.08% | 640 | 6.01% | 321 | 3.01% | 10,654 | ||||||||||
| Dukes | 338 | 58.68% | 116 | 20.14% | 58 | 10.07% | 64 | 11.11% | 576 | ||||||||||
| Essex | 14,832 | 65.55% | 3,778 | 16.70% | 3,187 | 14.09% | 829 | 3.66% | 22,626 | ||||||||||
| 3,994 | 74.28% | 917 | 17.05% | 135 | 2.51% | 331 | 6.16% | 5,377 | |||||||||||
| Hampden | 5,184 | 64.28% | 1,993 | 24.71% | 296 | 3.67% | 592 | 7.34% | 8,065 | ||||||||||
| Hampshire | 4,597 | 81.84% | 608 | 10.82% | 182 | 3.24% | 230 | 4.09% | 5,617 | ||||||||||
| Middlesex | 17,806 | 58.10% | 7,069 | 23.07% | 4,850 | 15.83% | 921 | 3.01% | 30,646 | ||||||||||
| Nantucket | 420 | 78.36% | 31 | 5.78% | 76 | 14.18% | 9 | 1.68% | 536 | ||||||||||
| Norfolk | 8,860 | 55.81% | 3,589 | 22.61% | 2,987 | 18.82% | 438 | 2.76% | 15,874 | ||||||||||
| Plymouth | 6,703 | 65.13% | 1,426 | 13.86% | 1,869 | 18.16% | 293 | 2.85% | 10,291 | ||||||||||
| Suffolk | 10,974 | 48.84% | 4,891 | 21.77% | 5,640 | 25.10% | 964 | 4.29% | 22,469 | ||||||||||
| Worcester | 17,272 | 69.68% | 5,243 | 21.15% | 1,890 | 7.62% | 382 | 1.54% | 24,787 | ||||||||||
| Total | 106,684 | 62.80% | 34,370 | 20.23% | 22,331 | 13.15% | 6,163 | 3.63% | 169,876 | ||||||||||