Abraham Lincoln lost New Jersey when he ran for re-election to a second term in 1864.
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New Jersey’s seven electoral votes went to George McClellan, a Civil War general and a resident of Orange, New Jersey.
Electors for McClellan defeated Lincoln’s Electoral College slate by more than 7,296 votes, a margin of 53%-47%.
Lincoln won the national election with 212 electoral votes,…
