Who won Ohio in the 1860 presidential election?

Lincoln (Republican) carried Ohio in 1860, winning its 23 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1860?

Ohio cast 23 electoral votes in the 1860 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1860?

Yes. Ohio backed Abraham Lincoln, who won the presidency that year.

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Ohio: Lincoln carries 23 EV.

Ohio cast its 23 electoral votes for Lincoln (Republican). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1860 result in Ohio

Ohio backed Lincoln (Republican) in the 1860 presidential election, casting 23 electoral votes for the ticket. Ohio ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Ohio backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. The region divided — Michigan, Indiana, and Pennsylvania joined Ohio for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky did not. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 times). The vote fell within the Civil War — Lincoln, war, and Reconstruction begins.

In the national count, Abraham Lincoln took 180 of the 303 electoral votes, against John C. Breckinridge's 72. Abraham Lincoln led the national popular vote with 39.65% of the ballots cast.

The 1860 national map

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