Electoral History
1864 Democratic National Convention:
- George B. McClellan - 174 (77.33%)
- Thomas H. Seymour - 38 (16.89%)
- Horatio Seymour - 12 (5.33%)
- Charles O'Conor - 1 (0.44%)
United States presidential election, 1864
- Abraham Lincoln/Andrew Johnson (National Union) - 2,218,388 (55.0%) and 212 electoral votes
- George B. McClellan/George H. Pendleton (Democratic) - 1,812,807 (45.0%) and 21 electoral votes (3 states carried)
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1877:
- George B. McClellan (D) - 97,837 (51.65%)
- William Augustus Newell (R) - 85,094 (44.92%)
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