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Stephen Arnold Douglas (né Douglass; April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois.A U.S. Senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party to run for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln.
The first convention, held from April 23 to May 3 in Charleston, South Carolina, deadlocked after failing to nominate a ticket: two subsequent conventions, both held in Baltimore, Maryland in June, ultimately nominated separate presidential tickets. Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois entered the Charleston convention as the front-runner for ...
Douglas was the only candidate in the 1860 election to win electoral votes in both free and slave states. In the South, Bell won three states and Breckinridge swept the remaining 11. Lincoln's election motivated seven Southern states, all voting for Breckinridge, to secede before the inauguration in March.
The election is widely considered to be a realigning election. [4] In the presidential election, Republican former Representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois defeated Democratic Vice President John C. Breckinridge (who became the first incumbent vice president to lose a presidential election) and Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas of ...
The 1860 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
1860 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania [2] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican: Abraham Lincoln: 268,030: 56.26%: 27: Democratic John C. Breckinridge / Stephen A. Douglas: 178,871 37.54% 0 Democratic ("Straight Douglas") Stephen A. Douglas 16,765 3.52% 0 Constitutional Union: John Bell: 12,776 2.68% 0 ...
The 1860 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 1860, ... Stephen A. Douglas R. P. Hammond 37,999 Democratic Party:
The 1860 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on 6 November 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters in New Jersey chose seven electors of the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. New Jersey voters voted for each elector individually, and thus could split their votes.