1864 United States presidential election in Nevada
November 8, 1864
 
Nominee Abraham Lincoln George B. McClellan
Party National Union Democratic
Home state Illinois New Jersey
Running mate Andrew Johnson George H. Pendleton
Electoral vote 2 0
Popular vote 9,826 6,594
Percentage 59.84% 40.16%

County results
President before election

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

 Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
National Union

The 1864 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Nevada voters chose three electors of the Electoral College, two of whom voted for president and vice president.[1][2]

Nevada voted in its first ever presidential election in 1864, having become the 36th state just eight days before the election (on October 31). The state was won by the incumbent President Abraham Lincoln (R-Illinois), running with former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson, with 59.84% of the popular vote, against the 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan (D–New Jersey), running with Representative George H. Pendleton, with 40.16% of the vote.[1]

Due to one of the electors, Addison Peck, getting snowbound and there being no law to replace him,[2] this election is one of three occasions where only two electoral votes were cast by a state or district in a presidential election: the others were in Mississippi in 1820, as one of the state's three electors died before the Electoral College convened and there was insufficient time to find a replacement, and the District of Columbia in 2000, as one of the district's three electors abstained.

Results

1864 United States presidential election in Nevada[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
National Union Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Andrew Johnson of Tennessee 9,826 59.84% 2 100.00%
Democratic George B. McClellan of New Jersey George H. Pendleton of Ohio 6,594 40.16% 0 0.00%
Total 16,420 100.00% 2 100.00%

Results by county

Abraham Lincoln
National Union		 George Brinton McClellan
Democratic		 Margin Total votes cast[3]
County #  % #  % #  %
Churchill 129 45.42% 155 54.58% -26 -9.16% 284
Douglas 499 74.37% 172 25.63 327 48.73% 671
Esmeralda 613 59.46% 418 40.54% 195 18.91% 1,031
Humboldt 484 59.02% 336 40.98% 148 18.05% 820
Lander 1,320 51.91% 1,223 48.09% 97 3.81% 2,543
Lyon 964 75.55% 312 24.45% 652 51.10% 1,276
Nye 115 61.17% 73 38.83% 42 22.34% 188
Ormsby 708 55.62% 565 44.38% 143 11.23% 1,273
Storey 3,410 58.18% 2,451 41.82% 959 16.36% 5,861
Washoe & Roop 1,072 56.57% 823 43.43% 446 13.14% 1,895[lower-alpha 1]
Soldiers 512 88.58% 66 11.42% 446 77.16% 578
Totals9,82659.84%6,59440.16%3,23219.68%16,420

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Returns for Washoe and Roop were received together.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1864 Presidential Election Results Nevada".
  2. 1 2 Rocha, Guy. "Nevada Myths". Nevada State Library and Archives. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ Nevada State Archives, Official Canvass of the Vote of Nevada Cast Nov. 8th 1864


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