1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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The 1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.^[1]

1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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Nominee George B. McClellan Abraham Lincoln Party Democratic National Union Home state New Jersey Illinois Running mate George H. Pendleton Andrew Johnson Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 64,301 27,787 Percentage 69.83% 30.17%

County Results McClellan   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Lincoln   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% No returns

President before election Abraham Lincoln Republican Elected President Abraham Lincoln National Union

Kentucky being captured by the Union and driving out the Confederacy early in the war was won by the Democratic candidate, 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan of New Jersey and his running mate Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio. They defeated the National Union candidate, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson.^[1] McClellan won the state by a margin of 39.64%.

Despite having been born and raised for the first five years of his life in the state, Kentucky would end up being Lincoln's weakest state and McClellan's strongest state.^[2] In addition, Kentucky was the only state that McClellan won by more than 6%. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Butler County and Monroe County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[3]

Results

1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George B. McClellan	64,301	69.83%
	National Union	Abraham Lincoln (incumbent)	27,787	30.17%
Total votes			92,088	100%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Kentucky

References

1. "1864 Presidential Election Results Kentucky".
2. "1864 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
3. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 207-213 ISBN 0786422173