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The 1864 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New York voted for the National Union candidate, incumbent Republican president Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic candidate George B. McClellan and his running mate George H. Pendleton. Lincoln won the state by a bare margin of 0.92%.

Although he lost the state, New York would prove to be McClellan's fourth strongest state after Kentucky, New Jersey, and Delaware.[2]


Results

1864 United States presidential election in New York[3]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) 368,735 50.46% 33
Democratic George B. McClellan 361,986 49.54% 0
Totals 730,721 100.0% 33

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References

  1. ^ Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. ^ "1864 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "1864 Presidential General Election Results - New York".