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The 1860 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Indiana voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Indiana was won by Republican nominee Representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. They defeated the Democratic nominee Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois] and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 8.65%.

Results

1860 United States presidential election in Indiana[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Abraham Lincoln 139,033 51.09%
Democratic Stephen A. Douglas 115,509 42.44%
Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge 12,295 4.52%
Constitutional Union John Bell 5,306 1.95%
Total votes 272,143 100%

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