He won on his first try for President.
28
The term of a president is 4 years, and they can run for two terms.
9 years
He didn't run for president. He was appointed President of the C.S.A when the South seceded from the Union.
nope
Lincoln attempted to run for Vice President in 1856 when he was 47.
1) The Lincoln-Douglas Debate started August 21,1858. He was 49 then. 2) Lincoln was elected president at the age of 51. So technically he decided to run for president at the age of 49.
He gets to be president for 4 years, but can run a second time for 4 more years. The longest you can be elected president is 8 years.
Fourteen years.
March 4, 1861 ----------------------------------- Abraham Lincoln ran for U.S. President in 1860 and in 1864 (he won in both years).
Abraham Lincoln