American Psephology
The 1860 Presidential Election in Alabama
On November 6, 1860, Alabama's voters voted for nine at-large electors. Three electoral slates ran.
The Breckinridge candidates:[src]
- At-large - David Hubbard
- At-large - J. T. Morgan
- 1st District - J. S. Dickinson
- 2nd District - E. S. Shorter
- 3rd District - C. A. Battle
- 4th District - L. W. Garrot
- 5th District - J. S. Kennedy
- 6th District - R. C. Brickel
- 7th District - R. W. Cobb
The alternate Breckinridge candidates:
- At-large - W. H. Chambers
- At-large - E. D. Tracy
- 1st District - T. E. Irby
- 2nd District - H. A. Herbert
- 3rd District - V. S. Murphey
- 4th District - B. Y. Ramsay
- 5th District - R. N. Walden
- 6th District - A. M. Gibson
- 7th District - T. Bradford
The Douglas candidates:[src]
- At-large - Nicholas Davis
- At-large - John A. Winston
- 1st District - Alexander White
- 2nd District - B. H. Thrasher
- 3rd District - M. J. Bulger
- 4th District - C. W. Lee
- 5th District - R. B. Lindsay
- 6th District - J. W. Ramsay
- 7th District - W. H. Smith
The alternate Douglas candidates:
- At-large - Enoch Aldridge
- At-large - John F. Coloney
- 1st District - A. J. Henshaw
- 2nd District - W. R. R. Wyatt
- 3rd District - J. T. Brock
- 4th District - L. V. B. Martin
- 5th District - H. C. Jones
- 6th District - H. S. Smith
- 7th District - O. M. Watkins
The Constitutional Union candidates:[src]
- At-large - Joseph W. Taylor
- At-large - William B. Wood
- 1st District - Washington M. Smith
- 2nd District - George C. Freeman
- 3rd District - James H. Clanton
- 4th District - J. D. Webb
- 5th District - L. R. Davis
- 6th District - Joseph R. Morris
- 7th District - B. W. Grooe
The alternate Constitutional Union candidates:
- At-large - Benjamin H. Baker
- At-large - George W. Lane
- 1st District - F. N. Strudwick
- 2nd District - Benjamin Gardner
- 3rd District - W. H. Barnes
- 4th District - C. C. Crowe
- 5th District - J. H. Witherspoon
- 6th District - Z. B. Davis
- 7th District - N. B. Mardis
The county returns are as follows:
| Breckinridge | Const. Unionists | Douglas | |
| Autauga | 611 | 256 | 394 |
| Baldwin | 129 | 248 | 81 |
| Barbour | 1715 | 645 | 9 |
| Bibb | 613 | 582 | 156 |
| Blount | 546 | 51 | 443 |
| Butler | 918 | 1079 | 111 |
| Calhoun | 2347 | 364 | 54 |
| Chambers | 1017 | 919 | 157 |
| Cherokee | 1706 | 527 | 223 |
| Choctaw | 542 | 472 | 158 |
| Clarke | 952 | 255 | 77 |
| Coffee | 878 | 394 | 2 |
| Conecuh | 348 | 338 | 205 |
| Coosa | 930 | 706 | 844 |
| Covington | 404 | 416 | 12 |
| Dale | 1280 | 277 | 5 |
| Dallas | 833 | 620 | 339 |
| DeKalb | 849 | 204 | 202 |
| Fayette | 1299 | 359 | 37 |
| Franklin | 902 | 715 | 460 |
| Greene | 696 | 765 | 157 |
| Henry | 1109 | 317 | |
| Jackson | 1760 | 130 | 565 |
| Jefferson | 831 | 245 | 78 |
| Lauderdale | 706 | 444 | 790 |
| Lawrence | 370 | 525 | 576 |
| Limestone | 522 | 368 | 325 |
| Lowndes | 1007 | 592 | 57 |
| Macon | 1184 | 1210 | 46 |
| Madison | 591 | 400 | 1300 |
| Marengo | 838 | 512 | 68 |
| Marion | 986 | 197 | 62 |
| Marshall | 441 | 165 | 763 |
| Mobile | 1541 | 1629 | 1823 |
| Monroe | 530 | 447 | 222 |
| Montgomery | 1555 | 1034 | 133 |
| Morgan | 549 | 144 | 545 |
| Perry | 982 | 793 | 99 |
| Pickens | 1211 | 619 | 16 |
| Pike | 1581 | 1227 | 84 |
| Randolph | 1734 | 537 | 343 |
| Russell | 993 | 854 | 53 |
| Shelby | 853 | 570 | 186 |
| St. Clair | 963 | 174 | 240 |
| Sumter | 682 | 473 | 136 |
| Talladega | 1307 | 1091 | 74 |
| Tallapoosa | 1451 | 1270 | 298 |
| Tuscaloosa | 1219 | 1023 | 23 |
| Walker | 446 | 103 | 303 |
| Washington | 176 | 155 | 24 |
| Wilcox | 833 | 355 | 113 |
| Winston | 203 | 40 | 147 |
| Total | 48,669 (54.00%) | 27,835 (30.89%) | 13,618 (15.11%) |
The Breckinridge slate was duly elected, and voted for Breckinridge and Lane on December 5.