1864 United States presidential election in Missouri

The 1864 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[2]

1864 United States presidential election in Missouri

← 1860 November 8, 1864 1868 →
Turnout8.83% of the total population Decrease 5.18 pp[1]
 
Nominee Abraham Lincoln George B. McClellan
Party National Union Democratic
Home state Illinois New Jersey
Running mate Andrew Johnson George H. Pendleton
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 72,750 31,596
Percentage 69.72% 30.28%

County Results

President before election

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
National Union

Missouri was won by the National Union candidate, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate former 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.[2] Lincoln won the state by a margin of 39.44%.

Despite the fact that slavery and state's rights were popular in Missouri, the state gave Lincoln his fourth best result for popular vote percentage points after neighboring Kansas, Vermont and Massachusetts.[3] The state was also his tenth highest for total votes. This is likely because the vast majority of confederates would not have participated in the election, as the Civil War was ongoing. The 104,346 votes cast in this election were a drop off of nearly 60,000 from 1860, and would rebound by roughly 50,000 in 1868, after the conclusion of the war.

Results

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1864 United States presidential election in Missouri[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
National Union Abraham Lincoln 72,750 69.72%
Democratic George B. McClellan 31,596 30.28%
Total votes 104,346 100%

Results by County

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1864 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County)[4]
County Abraham Lincoln

National Union

George B. McClellan

Democratic

Total Votes Cast
# % # %
Adair 797 83.11% 162 16.89% 959
Andrew 1,141 95.00% 60 5.00% 1,201
Atchison 639 98.92% 7 1.08% 646
Audrain 126 24.32% 392 75.68% 518
Barry 197 92.06% 17 7.94% 214
Barton 28 100.00% 0 0.00% 28
Bates 27 67.50% 13 32.50% 40
Benton 574 96.47% 21 3.53% 595
Bollinger 243 95.29% 12 4.71% 255
Boone 262 45.57% 313 54.43% 575
Buchanan 1,914 70.19% 813 29.81% 2,727
Caldwell 496 84.93% 88 15.07% 584
Callaway 274 22.11% 965 77.89% 1,239
Camden 468 99.79% 1 0.21% 469
Cape Girardeau 1,213 68.76% 551 31.24% 1,764
Carroll 285 71.61% 113 28.39% 398
Cass 76 41.99% 105 58.01% 181
Cedar 297 100.00% 0 0.00% 297
Chariton 363 99.45% 2 0.55% 365
Christian 557 99.11% 5 0.89% 562
Clark 997 88.62% 128 11.38% 1,125
Clay 216 21.75% 777 78.25% 993
Clinton 297 37.64% 492 62.36% 789
Cole 1,256 71.44% 502 28.56% 1,758
Cooper 939 71.14% 381 28.86% 1,320
Crawford 297 49.17% 307 50.83% 604
Dade 507 99.92% 4 0.08% 511
Dallas 243 95.29% 12 4.71% 255
Daviess 775 73.04% 286 26.96% 1,061
DeKalb 400 67.00% 197 33.00% 597
Dent 107 99.07% 1 0.93% 108
Douglas 187 98.94% 2 1.06% 189
Franklin 1,717 81.07% 401 18.93% 2,118
Gasconade 862 82.33% 185 17.67% 1,047
Gentry 525 65.14% 281 34.86% 806
Greene 2,223 86.53% 346 13.47% 2,569
Grundy 933 98.21% 17 1.79% 950
Harrison 1,252 85.52% 212 14.48% 1,464
Henry 465 66.71% 232 33.29% 697
Hickory 365 99.73% 1 0.27% 366
Holt 673 89.26% 81 10.74% 754
Howard 534 98.89% 6 1.11% 540
Iron 535 99.63% 2 0.37% 537
Jackson 602 51.94% 557 48.06% 1,159
Jasper 46 95.83% 2 4.17% 48
Jefferson 915 73.91% 323 26.09% 1,238
Johnson 832 78.79% 224 21.21% 1,056
Knox 669 65.78% 348 34.22% 1,017
Laclede 659 92.95% 50 7.05% 709
Lafayette 346 46.69% 395 53.31% 741
Lawrence 833 100.00% 0 0.00% 833
Lewis 774 59.22% 533 40.78% 1,307
Lincoln 542 60.29% 357 39.71% 899
Linn 907 87.04% 135 12.96% 1,042
Livingston 442 47.07% 497 52.93% 939
Macon 1,757 98.71% 23 1.29% 1,780
Madison 240 94.49% 14 5.51% 254
Maries 215 46.84% 244 53.16% 459
Marion 828 68.83% 375 31.17% 1,203
McDonald 26 100.00% 0 0.00% 26
Mercer 1,158 99.74% 3 0.26% 1,161
Miller 565 83.58% 111 16.42% 676
Mississippi 108 29.59% 257 70.41% 365
Moniteau 866 66.62% 434 33.38% 1,300
Monroe 158 20.93% 597 79.07% 755
Montgomery 530 70.20% 225 29.80% 755
Morgan 348 56.86% 264 34.14% 612
New Madrid 99 91.67% 9 8.33% 108
Newton 212 99.53% 1 0.47% 213
Nodaway 829 98.93% 9 1.07% 838
Osage 764 52.95% 679 47.05% 1,443
Ozark 38 100.00% 0 0.00% 38
Perry 509 81.44% 116 18.56% 625
Pettis 879 68.94% 396 31.06% 1,275
Phelps 985 78.93% 263 21.07% 1,248
Pike 1,143 55.14% 930 44.86% 2,073
Platte 496 35.99% 882 64.01% 1,378
Polk 870 99.43% 5 0.57% 875
Pulaski 105 78.95% 28 21.05% 133
Putnam 1,292 96.49% 47 3.51% 1,339
Ralls 292 60.08% 194 39.92% 486
Randolph 484 59.68% 327 40.32% 811
Ray 531 39.95% 798 60.05% 1,329
Reynolds 7 25.93% 20 74.07% 27
Saline 170 63.43% 98 36.57% 268
Schuyler 546 74.08% 191 25.92% 737
Scotland 612 53.45% 533 46.55% 1,145
Scott 155 45.45% 186 54.55% 341
Shelby 366 62.89% 216 37.11% 582
St. Charles 1,438 78.49% 394 21.51% 1,832
St. Clair 223 99.55% 1 0.45% 224
St. Francois 246 64.74% 134 35.26% 380
St. Louis 14,027 61.23% 8,882 38.77% 22,909
Ste. Genevieve 423 66.09% 217 33.91% 640
Stoddard 111 94.87% 6 5.13% 117
Stone 100 100.00% 0 0.00% 100
Sullivan 1,074 95.38% 52 4.62% 1,126
Taney 29 100.00% 0 0.00% 29
Texas 37 78.72% 10 21.28% 47
Warren 948 77.77% 271 22.23% 1,219
Washington 788 76.73% 239 23.27% 1,027
Wayne 343 64.47% 189 35.53% 532
Webster 533 73.52% 192 26.48% 725
Worth 346 74.09% 121 25.91% 467
Wright 65 97.01% 2 2.99% 67
Totals 72,750 69.72% 31,596 30.28% 104,346

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1880 Presidential Election Results Missouri Total Population Turnout".
  2. ^ a b c "1864 Presidential Election Results Missouri".
  3. ^ "1864 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - MO US President Race - Nov 08, 1864". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.