Abraham Lincoln won the election in 1860 with 39 percent of the vote. That was not uncommon in those days when several parties ran candidates in the national elections. Bill Clinton won the election of 1992 with 39 percent of the vote.
Lincoln received 39.8% of the popular vote and 59.4% of the electoral vote. Lincoln received his electoral votes from 18 of the 33 states. He did not receive electoral votes from any southern state. Lincoln was not on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Lincoln received just under 40 percent of the popular vote in the 1860 presidential election.
59.4% in 1860 and 90.6% in 1864
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It Means that the Electoral College approves the vote
The electoral college does not vote on policies. The electoral college performs only one function. It elects the president of the United States.
The electoral college now reflects each state's popular vote.
The popular vote in each state selects the electors who will vote in the Electoral College. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for.
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Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by the electoral college. A president candidate can win the popular vote and still not win if he doesn't win the electoral college.
There are no key dates. The electoral college votes after the popular vote.
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John Breckengrege got second in electoral collage but Stephen Douglas got 2nd in popular vote