The following elections occurred in the year 1860. Most notably, the 1860 United States presidential election was one of the events that precipitated the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

North America

United States

California's at-large congressional district After statehood was achieved on September 9, 1850 and until 1865, California elected its congressional representatives statewide at-large — two representatives from September 11, 1850 to 1861, and 3 representatives from 1861 to 1865. Also, fr ...

* 1860 New York state election *

1860 and 1861 United States House of Representatives elections Year 186 ( CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 ''Ab urbe con ...

* 1860 United States presidential election *

1860 and 1861 United States Senate elections Year 186 ( CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 ''Ab urbe con ...

* 1860 Vermont elections

Europe

Malta

* 1860 Maltese general election

Netherlands

* 1860 Dutch general election

Switzerland

* 1860 Swiss federal election

South America

Argentina

1860 Argentine presidential election The Argentine presidential election of 1860 was held on 6 February to choose the second president of the Argentine Confederation. Santiago Derqui was elected president. The Buenos Aires Province seceded from the Confederation as the State of Bu ...

Oceania

New Zealand

* 1860–1861 New Zealand general election