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Election Returns in Augusta, Franklin, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, 1860
In the 1860 presidential election, Lincoln won decisively in Pennsylvania while Bell edged out Breckinridge for Virginia.
Breckinridge barely registered among Augusta voters, but showed significant strength in Franklin.
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| Candidate |
Augusta County |
Virginia |
Franklin County |
Pennsylvania |
| Abraham Lincoln (Republican) |
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1,887 |
4,151 |
268,030 |
| John Bell (Constitutional Union) |
2,553 |
74,481 |
76 |
12,776 |
| Stephen Douglas (Democrat) |
1,094 |
16,198 |
822 |
16,765 |
| John C. Breckinridge (S. Democrat) |
218 |
74,325 |
2,515 |
178,871 |
Edward L. Ayers and William G. Thomas, III
Election Returns in Augusta, Franklin, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, 1860
2001
Points of Analysis to this Data:
 "Precincts in Augusta that supported Breckinridge at a high level in 1860 represented the extremes of wealth, as the wealthiest
and the poorest precincts drew more support for Breckinridge than any other precincts."
"In Augusta clusters of contiguous precincts gave their support in the 1860 presidential election in similar patterns."
"Whigs accounted for the most visible party activists in Augusta County, but activists in both parties exerted significant
influence."
"The precincts with high Bell support had average household wealth and farm value well below county averages. For these marginal
places a vote for Bell represented a safe course, the least change."
"Lincoln won sixteen precincts in Franklin, ten of them by margins greater than 55 percent, with support mainly from the urban
center of the county and places with the highest numbers of black residents--even though black men could not vote in Pennsylvania."
Citation: Key = E173
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