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The 1824 and 1860 presidential elections were the only two prior to the introduction of the secret ballot where a winning candidate was so unpopular in a particular region that it was impossible to organize and print ballots for a slate of eligible voters pledged to vote for that candidate in an entire state. Since 1860, and excluding ...
The 1860 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that met May 16–18 in Chicago, Illinois. It was held to nominate the Republican Party 's candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election .
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 Illinois, as well as the Constitutional Union candidate, former Senator ...
Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote. If no candidate wins a majority of the electoral vote, the winner is determined through a contingent election held in the United States House of Representatives; this situation has occurred ...
Pages in category "Candidates in the 1860 United States presidential election" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
John Bell (February 18, 1796 – September 10, 1869) was an American politician, attorney, and planter who was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1860. One of Tennessee 's most prominent antebellum politicians, [ 1 ] Bell served in the House of Representatives from 1827 to 1841, and in the Senate from 1847 to 1859.
Stereoscopic image of South Carolina Institute Hall by George Norman Barnard. The 1860 Democratic National Conventions were a series of presidential nominating conventions held to nominate the Democratic Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election.
Presidential nominee 1860 (won), 1864 (won) Vice presidential nominee Abraham Lincoln of IL (1809–1865) Prior public experience. Illinois House of Representatives (1834–1842) U.S. House of Representatives (1847–1849) President (1861–1865) Higher education. None; Prior public experience. Maine House of Representatives (1836–1841, 1847)