President / Vice President, 1864 Election
General
Date: | November 8, 1864 |
Cycle: | 1864 |
Office: | President / Vice President |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | Statewide |
Candidate | Gender | Running mate | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abraham Lincoln Incumbent | Man | Andrew Johnson (Man) | Union Republican | 25,055 | 59.06 | +18.12 |
George McClellan | Man | George Pendleton (Man) | Democrat | 17,367 | 40.94 |
Lincoln and Johnson each received Minnesota's four Electoral College votes. Minnesota was Lincoln's fourth most decisive win in the nine-state Midwest region behind Kansas (61.4 points), Missouri (39.4 points), and Iowa (28.2 points).
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1955 (p. 340).