1864 United States presidential election in Nevada
The 1864 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Nevada voters chose three electors of the Electoral College, two of whom voted for president and vice president.[1][2]
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Nevada voted in its first ever presidential election in 1864, having become the 36th state just eight days before the election (on October 31). The state was won by the incumbent President Abraham Lincoln (R-Illinois), running with former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson, with 59.84% of the popular vote, against the 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan (D–New Jersey), running with Representative George H. Pendleton, with 40.16% of the vote.[1]
Due to one of the electors getting snowbound and there being no law to replace him,[2] this election is one of three occasions where only two electoral votes were cast by a state or district in a presidential election: the others were in Mississippi in 1820, as one of the state's three electors died before the Electoral College convened and there was insufficient time to find a replacement, and the District of Columbia in 2000, as one of the district's three electors abstained.
Results
1864 United States presidential election in Nevada[1] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
National Union | Abraham Lincoln of Illinois | Andrew Johnson of Tennessee | 9,826 | 59.84% | 2 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | George B. McClellan of New Jersey | George H. Pendleton of Ohio | 6,594 | 40.16% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 16,420 | 100.00% | 2 | 100.00% |
Results by county
Abraham Lincoln[3][4][lower-alpha 1] National Union |
George Brinton McClellan[3][4][lower-alpha 1] Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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County | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
Churchill | 129 | 45.42% | 155 | 54.58% | -26 | -9.16% | 284 |
Douglas | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Esmeralda | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Humboldt | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lander | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lyon | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Nye | 115 | 61.17% | 73 | 38.83% | 42 | 22.34% | 188 |
Ormsby | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Storey | 3,285 | 57.26% | 2,452 | 42.74% | 833 | 14.52% | 5,737[lower-alpha 2] |
Washoe & Roop | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ?[lower-alpha 3] |
Totals | 9,826 | 59.84% | 6,594 | 40.16% | 3,232 | 19.68% | 16,420 |
Notes
- The results for the rest of Nevada's counties are unknown; Their results as going for Lincoln are assumed from the concurrent governor's race, which had extremely similar vote totals and percentages.
- Includes soldiers' vote.
- Returns for Washoe and Roop were received together.
References
- "1864 Presidential Election Results Nevada".
- Rocha, Guy. "Nevada Myths". Nevada State Library and Archives. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
- "Official vote of Storey County". Gold Hill Daily News. Retrieved May 30, 2023.