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In the 1860 presidential election, Lincoln did not win in the State of Kentucky. The winner there was John Breckenridge.
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.
He won two. First one was in 1860, then again in 1864.
election of 1860
States in the South seceded from the Union (apex)
Lincoln was elected for the first time in November of 1860.
Neither was strong enough to win. The Republicans were bound to win, after the Democrat Party split in two.
in 1860
Secession was their response to Lincoln's win of November 1860 (first win by the Republican party).
The Democrats had split into two factions - a North and a South wing - so the newly-formed Republican Party was bound to win the 1860 election. Lincoln had been nominated as its first presidential candidate because he was moderate on slavery.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, & Indiana
His supporters were in states with a lot of electoral votes.(Apex)