The 1860 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose three electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Florida was won by Southern Democratic candidate John C. Breckinridge, who won the state by a margin of 26.13%.
The Republican Party and its candidate Abraham Lincoln did not have significant ballot distribution in the state.
This was the last presidential election Florida would participate in until the 1868 election due to the American Civil War and the beginnings of the Reconstruction Era.
Results
Results By County +1860 United States Presidential Election in Florida (by county)CountyJohn C. BreckinridgeSouthern DemocraticJohn BellConstitutional UnionStephen A. DouglasDemocraticTotal votescast#%#%#%Alachua 52772.49%19526.82%50.69%727Brevard 8100.00%00.00%00.00%8Calhoun 5786.36%913.64%00.00%66Clay 5733.33%11466.67%00.00%171Columbia40665.17%21434.35%30.48%623Dade 16100.00%00.00%00.00%16Duval 34658.45%19532.94%518.61%592Escambia 19228.83%37756.61%9714.56%666Franklin 28482.32%6117.68%00.00%345Gadsden 39250.52%38449.48%00.00%776Hamilton 24364.46%11129.44%236.10%377Hernando15184.36%2715.08%10.56%179Hillsborough 30383.47%6016.53%00.00%363Holmes 11560.85%7439.15%00.00%189Jackson 51252.57%46247.43%00.00%974Jefferson 48775.50%15824.50%00.00%645Lafayette 9654.55%8045.45%00.00%176Leon48263.09%28236.91%00.00%764Levy 19580.58%4719.42%00.00%242Liberty 7449.66%7550.34%00.00%149Madison 44466.27%22633.73%00.00%670Marion 51083.61%9916.23%10.16%610Manatee 50100.00%00.00%00.00%50Monroe 21978.49%6021.51%00.00%279Nassau 29177.81%8221.93%10.27%374New River 27859.91%17938.58%71.51%464Orange 4637.70%6754.92%97.38%122St. Johns 21174.04%7425.96%00.00%285Santa Rosa 26638.33%41159.22%172.45%694Sumter 10970.78%4428.57%10.65%154Suwannee 14448.98%14549.32%51.70%294Taylor 8857.89%6442.11%00.00%152Volusia 6980.23%1719.77%00.00%86Washington 15171.23%6128.77%00.00%212Wakulla 17562.50%10437.14%10.36%280Walton 16148.20%17351.80%00.00%334Total8,15562.22%4,73136.10%2211.69%13,107
See also United States presidential elections in Florida 1860 United States House of Representatives election in Florida 1860 Florida Gubernatorial election
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