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 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.
In 1884, the Democratic candidate was Grover Cleveland. In the race, he narrowly defeated his Republican opponent, James G. Blaine. Cleveland became the 22nd US president. He later would run and be elected again in 1892, and become the US's 24th president. In his first term, he dedicated the Statue of Liberty. In 1887, the Interstate Commerce Act was passed. This was ground breaking legislation to control the railroads.
The Northern Democratic candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was Stephen Douglas from Illinois.
George McClellan
During 1860, the Democrats had splintered into three parties. Stephan A. Douglas ran as the "official" Democrat opponent to Lincoln. The new Constitutional Liberty Party placed John Bell of Tennessee as their candidate and John Breckinridge ran as a Liberty Party candidate.In the 1864 US presidential race, Lincoln's only opponent was former general George B. McClellan.
Union Party, is the name the republican adopted.
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The person who won the 1864 presidential election was Abraham Lincoln.
He doubted he would win the election because the democrats nominated General George McClellan who was very popular and people cherished him.
George McClellan
Lincoln won the 1864 presidential election.
The election of 1866 was not a Presidential race. Rather it was a midterm election that refreshed the United States Congress.
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.
Republicans opposed to Lincoln nominated John C. Fremont as their candidate. President Abraham Lincoln's supporters joined Democrats to form the National Union Party, which nominated Lincoln for re-election. The Democratic Party nominated ex-General George McClellan. After Fremont withdrew, Lincoln easily defeated McClellan to remain President.
George McClellan
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's opponent in the 1864 presidential election was none other than his long time rival Stephan Douglas. Up until election day Lincoln and much of the country had assumed his failure for re-election.
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.
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 Presidential election on November 6, 1860. This was the first time he was elected President.He ran for reelection in 1864, and won the 1864 Presidential election on November 8, 1864.on march 4 1861