Sure, here are the Pocahontas County, WV election returns for 1860:
| Office | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| President | Abraham Lincoln | 675 |
| Stephen Douglas | 587 | |
| John C. Breckinridge | 13 | |
| John Bell | 6 |
These results show that Abraham Lincoln won the election in Pocahontas County, WV. He received 675 votes, which was 55.1% of the total vote. Stephen Douglas came in second with 587 votes, or 49.7% of the total vote. John C. Breckinridge and John Bell received a very small number of votes.
It is important to note that these results are for Pocahontas County only. The results for the entire state of West Virginia are different. In the 1860 presidential election, John C. Breckinridge won the election in West Virginia. He received 42,628 votes, or 46.6% of the total vote. Stephen Douglas came in second with 38,812 votes, or 43.2% of the total vote. Abraham Lincoln received 10,326 votes, or 10.2% of the total vote. John Bell received 1,224 votes, or 1.2% of the total vote.
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