The first Republican U.S. presidential nominee was John C. Fremont of California in 1856.
You are John C. FrΓ©mont. He was the first Republican Party candidate for president in 1856 and won several northern states.
Republican Party candidate John Fremont won 11 northern states in the 1856 presidential election.
Republican Party candidate John Fremont won 11 northern states in the 1856 presidential election .
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
John C. Breckinridge was the Democratic Candidate. Abraham Lincoln was the Republican Candidate
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
The Northern Democratic candidate for president in 1860 was Stephen Douglas from Illinois. The Southern Democratic candidate was John Breckinridge from Kentucky. Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
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.
Stephen Douglas
The democrats split over the slavery issue and ended up running two candidates. The Whigs broke apart earlier and did not run a national candidate. Many northern Whigs joined the new Republican party and their candidate, Lincoln, won enough states to win the election despite no southern support.
No, John C. Calhoun was not a candidate for the presidential election of 1860. He had actually passed away in 1850. The main candidates for the 1860 election were Abraham Lincoln for the Republican Party, Stephen Douglas for the Northern Democrats, John C. Breckinridge for the Southern Democrats, and John Bell for the Constitutional Union Party.
He wasn't President of the Confederate States of America (POTCS) because 1. It wasn't formed yet. 2. It has nothing to do that he was the Democratic nominee for President in 1860. He later supported the confederacy.