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Lincoln was the nominee for the young Republican Party. He ran against Stephen Douglas, a northern Democrat. Also running was John C. Breckinridge, a Southern Pro-Slavery Democrat and John Bell, Constitutional Union Party. Lincoln defeated them all in November of 1860. The split within the Democratic Party led to the election of Abraham Lincoln to the US presidency.
The official Republican Party platform for the election of 1860 included a promise not to interfere with slavery in the states, but opposed slavery in the territories. Abraham Lincoln was chosen as the candidate to represent the Party.
With the understanding that Abe refers to Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln was first a Whig party member. When the Whigs Party ended, Abraham Lincoln joined the Republican Party.
Lincoln's election prompted secession of the Southern slave holding states because the southern slave-owning class viewed the election of an anti-slavery administration as a mortal threat. Though not an abolitionist, Lincoln was an opponent of slavery and determined to use all means at his disposal to stop its spread.
His beliefs were in line with Jeffersonian-Republicans, in the election of 1824 he was considered a Democratic-Republican, by the 1828 election he dropped Republican and became the first president of the Democratic party. Don't confuse his Democratic party with the modern Democratic party. The names/party is the same, but ideas on the role of government are different.
The Northern Democratic Party was the effect of the splitting of the Democratic Party. As the North kept opposing slavery, the south got aggravated Then, the Democratic party split into the Northern and Southern Democratic Party. In the election of 1860, there were two democrats who ran. One from the south, and one from the north. Because of the Democratic party splitting, the election was won by Republican Abraham Lincoln. If the party had not split, we wouldn't have had Abraham Lincoln as our 16th president.
Abraham Lincoln
The four candidates (and their parties) running for president in 1860 were Abraham Lincoln (Republican), Stephen Douglas (North Democrat), John Breckinridge (South Democrat), and John Bell (Constitutional Union). The winner was Abraham Lincoln.
The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for reelection, and the Democratic Party nominated General George B. McClellan of New Jersey.
No, Lincoln was a Republican.
Republican Party candidate incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate George McClellan. In the 1864 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 212 electoral votes and George McClellan received 21 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln 2,218,388 and McClellan 1,812,807.
No. Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election. Buchanan won 19 states including all of the southern states. The southern states seceded after Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln with the Repblican party, John C. Breckinridge with the Southern Democratic party, John Bell with the Constitutional Union party and Stephen A. Douglas with the Northern Democratic party.
The candidates for President in 1860 were Abraham Lincoln- Republican Party - winner of the election. John C. Breckinridge - Southern Democratic Party John Bell - Constitutional Union Party Stephen A. Douglas - Northern Democratic Party
False, Abraham Lincoln was the nations first Republicanpresident, and President Lincoln affiliated himself with the Republican Party.
Abraham Lincoln was the winning Republican candidate for president in 1860.
The democratic nominee for president in the 1864 election was George B. McClellan. McClellan was a former Union general during the Civil War and ran against the incumbent president, Abraham Lincoln.