In Tennessee, Constitutional Union candidate John Bell received a plurality of the vote and took
all 12 electoral votes. Using the voting data from Tennessee, determine how the state's 12
electoral votes would have been allocated using the popular-vote percentage method. Note that
Lincoln was not on the ballot in Tennessee.
Popular-Vote Percentage in Tennessee
Political Party
Presidential Candidate
John Bell
John Breckinridge
Stephen Douglas
Constitutional Union
Southern Democrat
Democratic
Popular Vote
47.72%
44.55%
7.72%
Electoral Vote