United States presidential election in Michigan, 1864
![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Elections in Michigan | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||||||||
|
||||||||||
The 1864 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Michigan voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
Michigan was won by incumbent president Abraham Lincoln over Democratic challenger George B. McClellan by a margin of 7.2%.[1]
As of 2018, this is the last time Ottawa County voted for the Democratic candidate.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
National Union | Abraham Lincoln | 79,149 | 53.60% | |
Democratic | George B. McClellan | 68,513 | 46.40% | |
Total votes | 147,662 | 100% |
References
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.