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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > U.S. Vice President
OfficeVice President
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline May 01, 1860 - 12:00pm
Polls Open May 16, 1860 - 06:00am
Polls Close May 18, 1860 - 08:00pm
Term Start March 04, 1861 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1865 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedChronicler November 18, 2006 04:23pm
Data SourcesConvention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris

Most votes received by candidates for party vice presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
DescriptionHannibal Hamlin was nominated for Vice President on the second ballot.

VP Balloting, RNC 1860
Contender: Ballot1st2d
Hannibal Hamlin194367
Cassius M. Clay100.586
John Hickman5713
John M. Reeder510
Nathaniel P. Banks38.50
Scattering250

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1856
NameJohn C. Breckinridge Votes174 (58.78%)
Term03/04/1857 - 03/03/1861 Margin60 (+20.27%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Sen. Hannibal Hamlin Cassius M. Clay Rep. John Hickman Territorial Governor Andrew H. Reeder Gov. Nathaniel P. Banks Henry Winter Davis Gov. Samuel Houston
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes367 (57.98%) 101 (15.96%) 57 (9.01%) 51 (8.06%) 39 (6.16%) 8 (1.26%) 6 (0.95%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -266 (-42.02%) -310 (-48.97%) -316 (-49.92%) -328 (-51.82%) -359 (-56.71%) -361 (-57.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Sen. William L. Dayton John M. Read
PartyRepublican Republican
Votes3 (0.47%) 1 (0.16%)
Margin-364 (-57.50%) -366 (-57.82%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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