John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democratic)
Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democratic)
No, he ran for U.S. President in 1860 as the Democratic Party's southern candidate.
Stephen Douglas
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The Democratic vote in 1860 was split between the Southern Democrats, who were staunchly pro-slavery, and the Northern Democrats, who were less so. Each faction had its own convention and ran its own presidential candidate.
abrham lincoln
John C. Breckinridge was the Democratic Candidate. Abraham Lincoln was the Republican Candidate
The Northern Democratic candidate for president in 1860 was Stephen Douglas from Illinois. The Southern Democratic candidate was John Breckinridge from Kentucky. Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
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.
On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States, beating Northern Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge of the Southern Democrats, and John Bell of the new Constitutional Union Party.Stephen Douglas! Who actually won!
Barack Obama , Democratic candidate, won re-election in 2012.
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
Northern Democrats nominated Sen. Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois; Southern Democrats nominated Vice Pres. John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky.