Lincoln ran on the Republican Party ticket called the "National Union," which included War Democrats who wanted the South to renounce secession and rejoin the US. Lincoln's Vice President was a Democrat, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, who succeeded him after his assassination in April, 1865, just a month into his second term.
The Radical Republicans opposed to Lincoln nominated their own candidate, John C. Fremont, who withdrew before the election.
President Lincoln ran for reelection in 1864 on the National Union ticket. This coalition was formed to promote unity among different factions during the Civil War, primarily combining Republicans and War Democrats. Lincoln's running mate was Andrew Johnson, who was a Southern Democrat, reflecting the administration's goal of reconciliation. The ticket aimed to support the ongoing war efforts and push for the abolition of slavery.
1864
Lincoln's reelection in 1864 was due to Sherman's capture of Atlanta and his March to the Sea. (Lincoln did not run for President until 1860. Buchanan won in 1854.)
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Andrew Johnson was Military Governor of Tennessee from 1862 to 1864 when Lincoln chose him to be the Vice President on his reelection ticket. From Lincoln's Second Inauguration until Lincoln's Assassination (both in 1865), Andrew Johnson served as Vice President. Upon Lincoln's Assassination, he ascended to the Presidency.
The reelection of Abraham Lincoln in 1864 showed that the war effort had turned in the North's favor. The election was between Lincoln and George B. McClellan.
The defeat of Atlanta convinced the war weary North that end of the war was in sight and also led to the reelection of Abraham Lincoln
Andrew was a Democrat before and after he ran for Vice-president with Lincoln as a Republican in 1864.
The 1864 election worried US President Lincoln. In fact, due to the length and loss of life in the war, there were even rumors that the Republican Party might nominate another candidate. Many historians would cite the Union victory in Atlanta Georgia, in the Summer of 1864, as a turning point in favor of Lincoln's re-nomination and subsequent reelection in November.
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For most Southerners, the 1864 reelection of President Lincoln was a disaster. For the South, this meant that the political powers in the Union were a signal that the North was fixed on its determination to subjugate or destroy the Confederacy.The South believed that no honorable peace was now possible and thus many Confederates saw the continuation of the war as the only chance of survival.
It was greatly helped when SHerman captured Atlanta.