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No, he ran for U.S. President in 1860 as the Democratic Party's southern candidate.
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∙ 10y agoJohn C. Breckinridge was a Southern Democratic candidate in the 1860 US Presidential Election.
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Who were the nominees in the election of 1860?
Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
Who was the northern democrats candidate during election of 1860?
John C. Breckinridge was the Democratic Candidate. Abraham Lincoln was the Republican Candidate
What party and person won the election of 1860?
Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
Who was the Republican Party candidate for president in the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln was the winning Republican candidate for president in 1860.
Was John C Calhoun a candidate for the presidential election of 1860?
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.
What candidate did Massachusetts pick in the presidential election of 1860?
Lincoln carried Massachusetts in 1860 with 62.9 %of the vote. Douglas got 20.3%, John Bell 13.2% and Breckinridge 3.5%.
Who were the candidates in the 1860 presidential election and what policies did each candidate for?
The candidates in the 1860 presidential election were Abraham Lincoln who was a republican and John C. Breckinridge who was a Southern Democratic. John Bell and Stephen Douglas were also candidates. Both Lincoln and Douglas wanted to end slavery.
In the 1860 election who did the Southerners nominate for president?
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.
Which two presidential candidate in 1860 took directly opposing positions on slavery in the western territory?
Republican Abraham Lincoln and southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge -Novanet
Who were in the presidential election of 1860?
William Seward;Abraham Lincoln;Stephen Douglas;John Bell;John Breckinridge
Who was on the 1860 presidential ballot?
Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen A. Douglas.
Who won the 1860 preidential election?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
