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In the 1860 election who did the Southerners nominate for president?
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∙ 14y agoThe Southern wing of the Democratic Party nominated John C Breckinridge, then Vice-President of the US. He received 72 electoral votes to Lincoln's 180, John Bell's 39 and Stephen A Douglas' 12. On the popular vote, however, Douglas pushed him into third place.
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∙ 12y agoAbraham Lincoln
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What political party did not nominate a candidate for the election of 1860?
The Know Nothing party
Why were southerners outrage about the outcome of the election of 1860?
Because President Abraham Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from the southern states.
Who won in 1860 for president?
This was the election which set stage for the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was the president-elect from the 1860 election.
Who ran for the presidency in 1860?
President Lincoln won the election of 1860. ---- -Buslog
How did president Lincoln gain presidency?
He was elected President in the election of 1860
As a result of the presidential election of 1860 many southerners believed?
south had lost its influence in the national politics
Why were southerners outraged about the outcome of the election of 1860?
Because President Abraham Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from the southern states.
Who of the following individuals opposed by Southerners won the presidential election of 1860?
You forgot to list "the following individuals," but the answer is Abraham Lincoln.
What was the main purpose for the election of 1860?
The election of 1860 included the following candidates: Abraham Lincoln John Bell John Breckenrige Stephen Douglas The election of 1860 was mostly over the controversial issue of slavery. Abraham Lincoln won a bitter election
What did the south do when Lincoln won?
The southerners hired a assassin to assassinate president Lincoln.
Who was nominated for president by the northern democrats in the election 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
Who was nominated president by the northern democrats in the election in 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
