The Democratic candidate for president in 1860 was Stephen A. Douglas, a senator from Illinois. The Democratic Party was divided that year, leading to a split in nominations; while Douglas represented the Northern Democrats, John C. Breckinridge, the sitting vice president, was the candidate for the Southern Democrats. This division reflected the growing tensions over slavery and sectionalism in the United States at the time.
Barack Obama , Democratic candidate, won re-election in 2012.
John Bell
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.
He was running against Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John Fremont and American Party candidate Millard Fillmore.
No, he ran for U.S. President in 1860 as the Democratic Party's southern candidate.
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John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democratic) Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democratic)
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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.
Stephen Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln was the winning Republican candidate for president in 1860.
Barack Obama , Democratic candidate, won re-election in 2012.
Northern Democrats nominated Sen. Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois; Southern Democrats nominated Vice Pres. John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky.
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