See main article: 1860 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1860 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Flag Year: | 1860 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Previous Year: | 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Next Year: | 1864 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1860 |
| 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: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 88,450 |
| Percentage1: | 57.23% |
| Nominee2: | Stephen A. Douglas |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Herschel V. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 64,889 |
| Percentage2: | 41.99% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | James Buchanan |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Abraham Lincoln |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The 1860 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
Michigan was won by the Republican nominee, Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. They defeated the Democratic nominee, Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate with 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson.[2] Lincoln won the state by a margin of 15.24%.
The 1860 presidential election in Michigan began a trend in which the state would vote the same as Pennsylvania, as the two states would vote in lockstep with each other on all but three occasions since Lincoln's victory: 1932, 1940, and 1976.
| Abraham LincolnRepublican | Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic | Various CandidatesOther Parties | Total Votes Cast | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| 1,896 | 54.92% | 1,544 | 44.73% | 12 | 0.35% | 3,452 | |||||||||
| 82 | 74.55% | 28 | 25.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 110 | |||||||||
| 1,901 | 64.18% | 1,038 | 35.04% | 23 | 0.78% | 2,962 | |||||||||
| 311 | 48.82% | 324 | 50.86% | 2 | 0.31% | 637 | |||||||||
| 2,620 | 52.06% | 2,337 | 46.43% | 76 | 1.51% | 5,033 | |||||||||
| 3,074 | 66.08% | 1,558 | 33.49% | 20 | 0.43% | 4,652 | |||||||||
| 4,072 | 61.66% | 2,449 | 37.08% | 83 | 1.26% | 6,604 | |||||||||
| 2,068 | 55.44% | 1,624 | 43.54% | 38 | 1.02% | 3,730 | |||||||||
| 20 | 21.28% | 74 | 78.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 94 | |||||||||
| 64 | 41.83% | 89 | 58.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 153 | |||||||||
| 1,569 | 55.21% | 1,273 | 44.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,842 | |||||||||
| 2,135 | 61.55% | 1,328 | 38.28% | 6 | 0.17% | 3,469 | |||||||||
| 2,832 | 59.32% | 1,920 | 40.22% | 22 | 0.46% | 4,774 | |||||||||
| 407 | 67.27% | 198 | 32.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 605 | |||||||||
| 496 | 61.23% | 314 | 38.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 810 | |||||||||
| 3,749 | 68.10% | 1,719 | 31.23% | 37 | 0.67% | 5,505 | |||||||||
| 299 | 58.86% | 209 | 41.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 508 | |||||||||
| 2,181 | 54.23% | 1,838 | 45.70% | 3 | 0.07% | 4,022 | |||||||||
| 2,231 | 63.13% | 1,294 | 36.62% | 9 | 0.25% | 3,534 | |||||||||
| 20 | 32.79% | 41 | 67.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 61 | |||||||||
| 123 | 48.43% | 131 | 51.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 254 | |||||||||
| 3,396 | 56.22% | 2,596 | 42.97% | 49 | 0.81% | 6,041 | |||||||||
| 3,230 | 60.91% | 2,031 | 38.30% | 42 | 0.79% | 5,303 | |||||||||
| 4,647 | 63.82% | 2,540 | 34.89% | 94 | 1.29% | 7,281 | |||||||||
| 1,762 | 58.79% | 1,222 | 40.77% | 13 | 0.43% | 2,997 | |||||||||
| 5,080 | 58.59% | 3,510 | 40.48% | 80 | 0.92% | 8,670 | |||||||||
| 2,075 | 50.83% | 2,003 | 49.07% | 4 | 0.10% | 4,082 | |||||||||
| 41 | 31.54% | 89 | 68.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 130 | |||||||||
| 2,533 | 53.56% | 2,166 | 45.80% | 30 | 0.63% | 4,729 | |||||||||
| 126 | 68.48% | 58 | 31.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 184 | |||||||||
| 56 | 45.53% | 67 | 54.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 123 | |||||||||
| 89 | 64.49% | 49 | 35.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 138 | |||||||||
| 109 | 66.46% | 55 | 33.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 164 | |||||||||
| 157 | 78.50% | 43 | 21.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 200 | |||||||||
| 2,282 | 51.20% | 2,165 | 48.58% | 10 | 0.22% | 4,457 | |||||||||
| 565 | 61.02% | 361 | 38.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 926 | |||||||||
| Muskegon | 502 | 67.47% | 241 | 32.39% | 1 | 0.13% | 744 | ||||||||
| 364 | 63.75% | 207 | 36.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 571 | |||||||||
| 4,411 | 53.27% | 3,768 | 45.50% | 102 | 1.23% | 8,281 | |||||||||
| 192 | 54.86% | 158 | 45.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 350 | |||||||||
| 331 | 52.46% | 300 | 47.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 631 | |||||||||
| 1,414 | 53.74% | 1,217 | 46.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,631 | |||||||||
| 2,589 | 56.31% | 1,955 | 42.52% | 54 | 1.17% | 4,598 | |||||||||
| 2,832 | 58.60% | 1,980 | 40.97% | 21 | 0.43% | 4,833 | |||||||||
| 1,479 | 54.76% | 1,206 | 44.65% | 16 | 0.59% | 2,701 | |||||||||
| 899 | 68.94% | 396 | 30.37% | 9 | 0.69% | 1,304 | |||||||||
| 1,606 | 56.53% | 1,221 | 42.98% | 14 | 0.49% | 2,841 | |||||||||
| 747 | 68.09% | 350 | 31.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,097 | |||||||||
| 2,175 | 62.59% | 1,274 | 36.66% | 26 | 0.75% | 3,475 | |||||||||
| 4,286 | 53.60% | 3,630 | 45.39% | 81 | 1.01% | 7,997 | |||||||||
| 7,325 | 51.34% | 6,701 | 46.97% | 241 | 1.69% | 14,267 | |||||||||
| Total | 88,450 | 57.23% | 64,889 | 41.98% | 1,220 | 0.79% | 154,559 | ||||||||