1864 Presidential Election

November 8, 1864 · Civil War & Reconstruction · 233 electoral votes, 117 to win

The first presidential election held during civil war anywhere: Lincoln, running as National Union with Democrat Johnson, beat McClellan after Atlanta's fall turned the campaign, winning the soldier vote overwhelmingly.

Elected

Abraham Lincoln

National Union

Electoral vote

212 of 233

Popular vote

55.0%

2,218,388 votes

Turnout

73.8%

The result

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Abraham Lincoln

National Union · 55.00% of votes

212

electoral votes

George B. McClellan

Democratic · 45.00% of votes

electoral votes

				EV share
Abraham Lincoln	National Union	Andrew Johnson	212		2,218,388	55.00%	22
George B. McClellan	Democratic	George H. Pendleton	21		1,812,807	45.00%	3

4,031,195 votes recorded for the candidates listed.

Results by state

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California

Abraham Lincoln · 58.6% · runner-up George B. McClellan 41.4%

electoral votes

Connecticut

Abraham Lincoln · 51.4% · runner-up George B. McClellan 48.6%

electoral votes

Delaware

George B. McClellan · 51.8% · runner-up Abraham Lincoln 48.2%

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Illinois

Abraham Lincoln · 54.4% · runner-up George B. McClellan 45.6%

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Indiana

Abraham Lincoln · 53.5% · runner-up George B. McClellan 46.5%

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Iowa

Abraham Lincoln · 63.1% · runner-up George B. McClellan 36.9%

electoral votes

Kansas

Abraham Lincoln · 79.2% · runner-up George B. McClellan 17.8%

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Kentucky

George B. McClellan · 69.8% · runner-up Abraham Lincoln 30.2%

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Maine

Abraham Lincoln · 59.1% · runner-up George B. McClellan 40.9%

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Maryland

Abraham Lincoln · 55.1% · runner-up George B. McClellan 44.9%

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Massachusetts

Abraham Lincoln · 72.2% · runner-up George B. McClellan 27.8%

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Michigan

Abraham Lincoln · 55.1% · runner-up George B. McClellan 44.9%

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California	Abraham Lincoln	58.6%	5	George B. McClellan · 41.4%
Connecticut	Abraham Lincoln	51.4%	6	George B. McClellan · 48.6%
Delaware	George B. McClellan	51.8%	3	Abraham Lincoln · 48.2%
Illinois	Abraham Lincoln	54.4%	16	George B. McClellan · 45.6%
Indiana	Abraham Lincoln	53.5%	13	George B. McClellan · 46.5%
Iowa	Abraham Lincoln	63.1%	8	George B. McClellan · 36.9%
Kansas	Abraham Lincoln	79.2%	3	George B. McClellan · 17.8%
Kentucky	George B. McClellan	69.8%	11	Abraham Lincoln · 30.2%
Maine	Abraham Lincoln	59.1%	7	George B. McClellan · 40.9%
Maryland	Abraham Lincoln	55.1%	7	George B. McClellan · 44.9%
Massachusetts	Abraham Lincoln	72.2%	13	George B. McClellan · 27.8%
Michigan	Abraham Lincoln	55.1%	8	George B. McClellan · 44.9%
Minnesota	Abraham Lincoln	59.0%	4	George B. McClellan · 41.0%
Missouri	Abraham Lincoln	69.7%	11	George B. McClellan · 30.3%
Nevada	Abraham Lincoln	59.8%	3	George B. McClellan · 40.2%
New Hampshire	Abraham Lincoln	52.6%	5	George B. McClellan · 47.4%
New Jersey	George B. McClellan	52.8%	7	Abraham Lincoln · 47.2%
New York	Abraham Lincoln	50.5%	33	George B. McClellan · 49.5%
Ohio	Abraham Lincoln	56.4%	21	George B. McClellan · 43.6%
Oregon	Abraham Lincoln	53.9%	3	George B. McClellan · 46.1%
Pennsylvania	Abraham Lincoln	51.6%	26	George B. McClellan · 48.4%
Rhode Island	Abraham Lincoln	62.2%	4	George B. McClellan · 37.8%
Vermont	Abraham Lincoln	76.1%	5	George B. McClellan · 23.9%
West Virginia	Abraham Lincoln	68.2%	5	George B. McClellan · 31.8%
Wisconsin	Abraham Lincoln	55.9%	8	George B. McClellan · 44.1%

The state table accounts for 214 of Abraham Lincoln's 212 official electoral votes. The remainder reflect split delegations, district allocations, faithless electors or votes not counted, as recorded at the electoral count.

The Congress it seated

39th Congress

1865–1867

Unified government

Senate

10–42

Republican control · Democratic–Republican

House

46–145

Republican control · Democratic–Republican