The 1864 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wisconsin would be won by the National Union Party candidate, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic candidate George B. McClellan and his running mate George H. Pendleton. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 13.20%.

This was the last election until 1912 in which a Democrat carried Lafayette County.

Results + General Election ResultsWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the Votes polled at a General Election held in the several towns, wards and election precincts in the State of Wisconsin and by the electors of the State of Wisconsin in the military service of the United States, on Tuesday the Eighth day of November A.D. 1864 for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, State Superintendent, and Members of CongressParty Pledged to Elector Votes National Union Abraham Lincoln William W. Field79,564 National Union Abraham Lincoln Henry L. Blood79,562 National Union Abraham Lincoln George C. Northrop79,357 National Union Abraham Lincoln Allen Warden79,355 National Union Abraham Lincoln Alexander S. McDill79,328 National Union Abraham Lincoln Henry F. Belitz79,270 National Union Abraham Lincoln Henry J. Turner79,250 National Union Abraham Lincoln Jonathan Bowman79,225 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Theodore Rudolf63,876 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Randall Wilcox63,875 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Isaac W. Webster63,838 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Frederick W. Horn63,810 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Charles Morgan63,770 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Garrit T. Thorne63,686 Democratic Party George B. McClellan J. Stephens Tripp63,606 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Harvey T. Ramsey63,451 Write-in Scattering418Votes cast 143,858

Results by county County Abraham LincolnNational Union George B. McClellanDemocratic Margin Total votescast # % # % # %Adams58272.48%22127.52%36144.96%803Ashland1432.56%2967.44%-15-34.88%43Brown73036.21%1,28663.79%-556-27.58%2,016Buffalo59767.76%28432.24%31335.53%881Calumet44438.21%71861.79%-274-23.58%1,162Chippewa20541.16%29358.84%-88-17.67%498Clark17178.08%4821.92%12356.16%219Columbia2,65264.14%1,48335.86%1,16928.27%4,135Crawford71147.49%78652.51%-75-5.01%1,497Dane4,01851.34%3,80948.66%2092.67%7,827Dodge3,22640.71%4,69859.29%-1,472-18.58%7,924Door24463.38%7519.48%16943.90%385Douglas3735.58%6764.42%-30-28.85%104Dunn50556.93%25128.30%25428.64%887Eau Claire51558.72%36241.28%15317.45%877Fond du Lac3,48351.30%3,30648.70%1772.61%6,789Grant3,24467.51%1,56132.49%1,68335.03%4,805Green2,01764.56%1,10735.44%91029.13%3,124Green Lake1,44174.01%50625.99%93548.02%1,947Iowa1,28247.38%1,42452.62%-142-5.25%2,706Jackson68076.66%20723.34%47353.33%887Jefferson2,15744.03%2,74255.97%-585-11.94%4,899Juneau77653.04%68746.96%896.08%1,463Kenosha1,31859.99%87940.01%43919.98%2,197Kewaunee15717.25%75382.75%-596-65.49%910La Crosse1,53162.93%90237.07%62925.85%2,433La Pointe1540.54%2259.46%-7-18.92%37Lafayette1,46946.21%1,71053.79%-241-7.58%3,179Manitowoc1,17934.40%2,24865.60%-1,069-31.19%3,427Marathon13620.51%52779.49%-391-58.97%663Marquette43740.24%64959.76%-212-19.52%1,086Milwaukee3,17531.60%6,87468.40%-3,699-36.81%10,049Monroe1,16064.12%64935.88%51128.25%1,809Oconto29161.78%17837.79%11323.99%471Outagamie65139.70%98960.30%-338-20.61%1,640Ozaukee24310.59%2,05089.36%-1,807-78.77%2,294Pepin27369.64%11930.36%15439.29%392Pierce65666.80%32633.20%33033.60%982Polk17662.19%10737.81%6924.38%283Portage70469.36%31130.64%39338.72%1,015Racine2,03455.30%1,64444.70%39010.60%3,678Richland1,02061.00%65239.00%36822.01%1,672Rock4,36774.03%1,53225.97%2,83548.06%5,899Sauk2,07667.82%98532.18%1,09135.64%3,061Shawano13458.01%9741.99%3716.02%231Sheboygan1,95847.26%2,18552.74%-227-5.48%4,143St. Croix59444.90%51138.62%836.27%1,323Trempealeau57380.25%14119.75%43260.50%714Vernon1,33674.85%44925.15%88749.69%1,785Walworth3,45574.35%1,19225.65%2,26348.70%4,647Washington65818.37%2,92381.63%-2,265-63.25%3,581Waukesha2,00947.78%2,19652.22%-187-4.45%4,205Waupaca1,13967.84%54032.16%59935.68%1,679Waushara1,05378.88%28221.12%77157.75%1,335Winnebago2,92362.26%1,77237.74%1,15124.52%4,695Wood24749.90%24850.10%-1-0.20%495Soldiers11,37282.41%2,42817.59%8,94464.81%13,800Total79,56455.31%63,87644.40%15,68810.91%143,858

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Ashland Calumet Chippewa Douglas Iowa Jefferson La Pointe Manitowoc Sheboygan Waukesha Wood

See also United States presidential elections in Wisconsin

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