There were four candidates running for Presidency in 1860. Lincoln won against them with 40% of the popular vote. This included Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas a Northern democrat.
He won by a small number of votes.
Yes, it is true. The White majority was swayed over the Lincoln camp or side.
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.
Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. Presidential Electors were chosen in each of the 33 states by November 6. Electors cast their votes in their states on December 5, and the sealed votes were sent to Washington, DC. The Presidential election of Abraham Lincoln was Constitutionally certified in a joint session of Congress on December 11, 1860. He was inaugurated President on March 4, 1861.Lincoln was elected US President in November of 1860 for his first term. He was reelected for a second term in November of 1864. After his second inauguration in 1865, he was assassinated on 14 April 1865.
No. Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election. Buchanan won 19 states including all of the southern states. The southern states seceded after Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election.
Abraham Lincoln was the winning Republican candidate for president in 1860.
Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
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Andrew Johnson was not a candidate for office in 1860. He was serving in the U.S. Senate representing Tennessee. He was elected to the Senate in 1857. Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election. Hannibal Hamlin was Lincoln's vice-president running mate in 1860. Andrew Johnson was Lincoln's vice-president running mate in 1864. Republican Party candidate incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate George McClellan. In the 1864 presidential election Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson received 212 electoral votes. George McClellan received 21 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln/Johnson 2,218,388 and McClellan 1,812,807.
Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860 because the states were in disarray and divided. This allowed the Democrats to have the upper hand in the election.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
John Bell from Tennessee was the Constitutional Party presidential candidate in the 1860 presidential election. John Bell was the U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1847 - 1859. Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
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