Thursday, February 12, 2026

Question: Which four candidates received at least 2% of Ohio’s popular vote in the 1860 presidential election?

Answer: Four candidates cleared the 2% threshold in Ohio: Republican Abraham Lincoln (51.24%), Democrat Stephen Douglas (43.30%), Constitutional Unionist John Bell (2.82%), and Southern Democrat John Breckenridge (2.61%).

All 23 of Ohio’s electoral votes went to Lincoln. Nationally, Lincoln won 180 electoral votes, followed by Breckenridge with 72, Bell with 39, and Douglas with 12.