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Which candidate in the 1860s election was not on the ballot in most southern states?
Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
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Which candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was not on the ballot in most Southern Statesh candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was not on the ballot in most Southern States?
Abraham Lincoln
Did the southern states seceded following the election of James Buchanan?
No. Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election. Buchanan won 19 states including all of the southern states. The southern states seceded after Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election.
Why did Southern states refuse to put Lincoln on the 1860 ballot?
Lincoln's election would spell an end to slavery, so the southern states refused to add him.
Which candidate supported the Southern View in election 1860?
John Breckinridge from Tennessee and John Bell from Kentucky won the slave-state vote.
Which candidate did most southern states support?
In the presidential election of 1860 eleven of Southern States supported John Cabell Breckenridge, the former Vice President during Buchanan Administration.
What do you have to sign to get your name on the ballot?
In most states, candidates for election must submit petitions in order to have their names placed on the ballot. The petition must be signed by a large number of residents of the district in which the candidate wishes to run. In some states, political parties that meet some legal standard may directly nominate candidates to put them on the ballot.
Why did Southern states refuse to put Lincoln on the 1860 election ballot?
Lincoln's election would spell an end to slavery, so the southern states refused to add him.
What are some of the obstacles for a third party candidate running in a presidential election?
One is getting on the voting ballot in all the states. Another is getting a fair chance to debate the issues with people from the other parties.
What was an argument of the states that wanted to secede?
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
What was an argument of states that wanted to secede?
The president received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election.
How does Lincoln win the election of 1860 when his name was not on any southern state ballot?
Actually, Lincoln was on the ballot in Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri.The Northern (free) states comprised 183 electoral votes (60.4%). The Southern (slave) states comprised just 120 electoral votes (39.6%). Lincoln won every free state except New Jersey.
The election of Lincoln caused southern states to?
The election of Lincoln caused the southern states to hold their own independent election. This was done in opposition of Abraham Lincoln being the president of the United States.
