1864 Presidential Election (Losers Become the President)

1864 United States presidential election

November 8, 1864

Nominee Abraham Lincoln John C. Breckinridge George B. McClellan Party Republican Southern_Democratic Democratic Home state Illinois Kentucky New Jersey Running mate Andrew Johnson Joseph Lane George H. Pendleton Electoral vote 265 41 22 States carried 28 5 3 Popular vote 2,985.500 1,943,302 900,000 Percentage 59.8% 37.6% 19.5%

President before election John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic Elected President Abraham Lincoln Republican