The 1860 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1860 United States presidential election in Alabama

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Nominee John C. Breckinridge John Bell Stephen A. Douglas Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Illinois Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett Herschel V. Johnson Electoral vote 9 0 0 Popular vote 48,669 27,835 13,618 Percentage 54.00% 30.89% 15.11%

County Results Breckinridge   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Bell   40-50%   50-60% Douglas   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%

President before election James Buchanan Democratic Elected President Abraham Lincoln Republican

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Alabama was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as the Democratic candidate 15th Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois) and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge would win the state by a margin of 23.11%.

Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state. It would not participate in the 1864 election, which Lincoln won.

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