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| Office | President |
| Honorific | President - Abbr: President |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | June 01, 1860 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | November 06, 1860 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | November 06, 1860 - 11:00pm Central |
| Term Start | March 04, 1861 - 12:00am |
| Term End | March 04, 1865 - 12:00am |
| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modified | Chronicler November 04, 2021 06:52pm |
| Data Sources | Anderson Intelligencer, 11/16/1860 |
| Description |
In 1860, no popular vote election for US President was held in South Carolina. The state legislature appointed all of the electors to John Breckinridge on 11/6/1860, the same day the popular vote was cast in the other states. The candidates for Presidential Elector were chosen nearly unanimously. The legislature then considered instructing the Electors but decided against it.
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