U.S. presidential election, 1864 |
| Presidential Candidate |
Electoral Vote |
Popular Vote |
Pct |
Party |
Running Mate
(Electoral Votes) |
| Abraham Lincoln of Illinois (W) |
212 |
2,218,388 |
55.02% |
Republican |
Andrew Johnson of Tennessee (212) |
| George Brinton McClellan of New Jersey |
21 |
1,812,807 |
44.96% |
Democrat |
George Hunt Pendleton of Ohio (21) |
| Other |
1 |
692 |
0.02% |
|
| Total |
234 |
4,031,887 |
100.0% |
|
| Other elections: 1852, 1856, 1860, 1864, 1868, 1872, 1876 |
| Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register
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The election was held on November 8, 1864.
Abraham Lincoln served only a month of his second term. He was
shot the night of April 14, 1865 and died the
next morning. He was succeeded by Vice President Andrew Johnson.
See also: President of the United
States, U.S. presidential election,
1864, History of the United States (1776-1865), American Civil War
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