Well he ran twice, his first election he won by a popular vote of 39.8% and an electoral vote of 180. His second term, a popular vote of 55% and an electoral vote of 212.
Yes.
because he wonted to be president of the USA.
In the 1984 presidential election, Abraham Lincoln ran against George B. McClellan, a Democrat. Lincoln won with 55% of the vote.
Abraham Lincoln suffered from depression from time to time. There was a period before he ran for President when he had trouble living a normal life.
George McClellan ran against Lincoln on a peace platform for the Democrats. He was beaten by Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln ran for president with Andrew Johnson as the Vice Presidential candidate. This would be Lincoln's second term as president, having chosen a new vice-presidential candidate.
Abraham Lincoln ran for president twice, in 1860 and 1864.
No one "ran" the Northern States (The Union) - the President of the United States at the time was Abraham Lincoln.
March 4, 1861 ----------------------------------- Abraham Lincoln ran for U.S. President in 1860 and in 1864 (he won in both years).
He lived in a log cabin and was a farm boy. He actually ran for president the first time and lost but then he ran again and won.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was the first president to represent the Republican Party when he ran for president.
Stephen Douglas defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois Senate election.