Summary
The 1864 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
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This was the first presidential election Kansas was involved in, as it had been admitted as the 34th state on January 29, 1861. The state was won by the National Union candidate incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic candidate 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan of New Jersey and his running mate Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio.[1] Lincoln won the state by a landslide margin of 61.41%.
With 79.19% of the popular vote, Lincoln's victory with in the state would be his strongest victory in the country in terms of percentage in the popular vote, and the strongest performance by any presidential candidate in Kansas history.[2]
543 votes were cast for an independent candidate named E. Cheeseborough along with 112 write-in votes were cast. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas [3] states that Ellsworth Cheeseborough was nominated for Presidential Elector on the Republican ticket on September 8, 1864, but died before the election. It also appears that the write-in votes were cast for another Republican candidate for Presidential Elector Nelson McCracken, who also died before the election.[4] All of the Cheeseborough votes came from the Soldier's vote.[5]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Union | Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) | 17,089 | 79.19% | |
| Democratic | George B. McClellan | 3,836 | 17.78% | |
| Independent | E. Cheeseborough | 543 | 2.52% | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 112 | 0.52% | |
| Total votes | 21,580 | 100% | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "1864 Presidential Election Results Kansas".
- ^ "1864 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Legislative and Political Annals (Part 2)". William G. Cutler's, History of the State of Kansas. Archived from the original on May 10, 2003.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Kansas US President, 1864".
- ^ Burnham, Walter (1955). Presidential Ballots. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.