The 1864 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan was won by National Union candidate, incumbent Republican president Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic challenger George B. McClellan and his running mate George H. Pendleton. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 7.2%.
, this is the last time Ottawa County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 222-227
Results + General Election ResultsMichigan State Archives, Statement of Votes for eight Electors of President and Vice President of the United States for the State of Michigan, at the General Election held in said State, on Tuesday, the Eighth day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty fourParty Pledged to Elector Votes National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Robert R. Beecher85,352 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Frederick Waldorf85,352 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Omar D. Conger85,348 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Christian Eberbach85,348 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Perry Hannah85,348 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Thomas D. Gilbert85,347 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Marsh Giddings85,345 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln George W. Peck85,332 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Samuel T. Douglass67,370 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Henry Hart67,369 Democratic Party George B. McClellan D. Darwin Hughes67,369 Democratic Party George B. McClellan John Lewis67,369 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Rix Robinson67,367 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Michael E. Crofoot67,352 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Royal T. Twombly67,329 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Richard Edwards67,325 Write-in Scattering1Votes cast 152,723
Results By County County Abraham LincolnNational Union George B. McClellanDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Allegan1,86154.67%1,54345.33%3189.34%3,404Antrim7179.78%1820.22%5359.55%89Barry1,65261.78%1,02238.22%63023.56%2,674Bay46244.17%58455.83%-122-11.66%1,046Berrien2,55452.54%2,30747.46%2475.08%4,861Branch3,03567.44%1,46532.56%1,57034.89%4,500Calhoun3,74259.74%2,52140.25%1,22119.49%6,264Cass1,76555.16%1,43544.84%33010.31%3,200Cheboygan2326.44%6473.56%-41-47.13%87Chippewa4627.06%12472.94%-78-45.88%170Clinton1,52451.93%1,41148.07%1133.85%2,935Delta2443.64%3156.36%-7-12.73%55Eaton1,84857.44%1,36942.56%47914.89%3,217Emmet7534.72%14165.28%-66-30.56%216Genesee2,74357.80%2,00342.20%74015.59%4,746Grand Traverse37581.70%8318.08%29263.62%459Gratiot57160.94%36639.06%20521.88%937Hillsdale3,80568.81%1,72531.19%2,08037.61%5,530Houghton38027.98%97872.02%-598-44.04%1,358Huron36051.65%33748.35%233.30%697Ingham1,79249.99%1,79350.01%-1-0.03%3,585Ionia2,20561.45%1,38338.55%82222.91%3,588Iosco5757.00%4343.00%1414.00%100Isabella21572.15%8327.85%13244.30%298Jackson3,00250.79%2,90949.21%931.57%5,911Kalamazoo3,15160.00%2,10140.00%1,05019.99%5,252Kent3,39853.39%2,96646.61%4326.79%6,364Keweenaw29543.00%39157.00%-96-13.99%686Lapeer1,46454.00%1,24746.00%2178.00%2,711Leelanau23561.68%14638.32%8923.36%381Lenawee4,78056.82%3,63243.18%1,14813.65%8,412Livingston1,60444.72%1,98355.28%-379-10.57%3,587Mackinac3013.95%18586.05%-155-72.09%215Macomb2,04148.39%2,17751.61%-136-3.22%4,218Manistee14567.44%7032.56%7534.88%215Manitou117.53%13592.47%-124-84.93%146Marquette17826.97%48273.03%-304-46.06%660Mason14361.90%8838.10%5523.81%231Mecosta14359.58%9740.42%4619.17%240Menominee5871.60%2328.40%3543.21%81Midland20867.31%10132.69%10734.63%309Monroe1,65941.58%2,33158.42%-672-16.84%3,990Montcalm59557.32%44342.68%15214.64%1,038Muskegon65464.12%36635.88%28828.24%1,020Newaygo40662.65%24237.35%16425.31%648Oakland3,70949.29%3,81650.71%-107-1.42%7,525Oceana35666.79%17733.21%17933.58%533Ontonagon25235.69%45464.31%-202-28.61%706Ottawa1,34546.69%1,53653.31%-191-6.63%2,881Saginaw1,73147.67%1,90052.33%-169-4.65%3,631Sanilac75370.31%31829.69%43540.62%1,071Shiawassee1,41252.39%1,28347.61%1294.79%2,695St. Clair1,80846.71%2,06353.29%-255-6.59%3,871St. Joseph2,68159.88%1,79640.12%88519.77%4,477Tuscola79866.56%40133.44%39733.11%1,199Van Buren1,98558.64%1,40041.36%58517.28%3,385Washtenaw3,63248.63%3,83651.37%-204-2.73%7,468Wayne5,94643.67%7,67056.33%-1,724-12.66%13,616Soldiers9,40276.06%2,95923.94%6,44352.12%12,361Total85,35255.89%67,37044.11%17,98211.77%152,723
Counties that flipped from Democratic to National Union Iosco Isabella
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Ingham Livingston Macomb Monroe Oakland Ontonagon Ottawa Saginaw St. Clair Washtenaw Wayne
See also United States presidential elections in Michigan
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