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Which development helped Abraham Lincoln win the presidential election in 1860?
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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.
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The person who won the 1864 presidential election was Abraham Lincoln.
Which candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was not on the ballot in most Southern Statesh candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was not on the ballot in most Southern States?
Abraham Lincoln
When did Lincoln election happen?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating George McClellan.
Who was President Lincoln's running mate in the Presidential election of 1864?
Andrew Johnson was Abraham Lincoln's vice-presidential running mate in the 1864 presidential election. He succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865.
Who accomplished the one recorded defeat of lincoln?
Stephen A. Douglas, who Abraham Lincoln defeated in the 1860 Presidential Election, defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 U.S. Senate Election in Illinois.
How many votes did Abraham Lincoln get in Mississippi?
Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in Mississippi in the 1860 presidential election.
Who won the US presidential election of 1866?
There was no U.S. presidential election in 1866. Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating George McClellan. Ulysses S. Grant won the 1868 presidential election defeating Horatio Seymour.
Who were Lincoln's opponents during the 1864 presidential election?
Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating 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.
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.
If the US is at war in 2008 will there be a presidential election?
Of course. The US was at war with itself and had an election (Abraham Lincoln won).
What candidate did Ulysses S. Grant support in the 1860 presidential election?
Ulysses S. Grant supported Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election.
Who was the Civil War general that lost a presidential election against Abraham Lincoln?
MCCLELLAN
