1864
What happened in Kansas, 1864
In 1864, Kansas awarded its 3 electoral votes to Lincoln of the Republican party. That placed Kansas with the eventual winner: Abraham Lincoln went on to take the presidency, and Kansas was part of his column.
1864 was the first presidential election in which Kansas cast electoral votes. Kansas did not move alone — neighboring Missouri broke the same way in 1864. Over its 41 recorded presidential cycles, Kansas has backed the Republican party more than any other — 34 times in all. The vote fell within the Civil War — Lincoln, war, and Reconstruction begins.
Nationally, Abraham Lincoln finished with 212 of the 233 electoral votes to George B. McClellan's 21. Abraham Lincoln led the national popular vote with 55.03% of the ballots cast.
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