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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1864, near the end of the American Civil War.Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln of the National Union Party easily defeated the Democratic nominee, former General George B. McClellan, by a wide margin of 212–21 in the electoral college, with 55% of the popular vote.
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' electoral college seats, and Breckinridge swept the remaining 11. Lincoln's election motivated seven Southern states, all having voted for Breckinridge, to secede before Lincoln's inauguration in March
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Texas, ordered by year.Since its admission to statehood in 1845, Texas has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the 1864 election during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy, and the 1868 election, when the state was undergoing Reconstruction.
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Abraham Lincoln (R) [1] 212 [2] George B. McClellan (D) 21: 1864 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Lincoln, blue denotes states won by McClellan, and brown denotes Confederate states that did not participate in the election. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control ...
Claims that congressmen were expelled in 1861 for not supporting Abraham Lincoln's election are false. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
With the Union's victory over the Confederacy at the Battle of Antietam in September of that year, Lincoln got his opportunity. On September 22, 1862, the president declared that all slaves would ...
Electoral results Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote (a) Electoral vote Running mate Count Percentage Vice-presidential candidate Home state Electoral vote Abraham Lincoln: Republican: Illinois: 1,865,908 39.8% 180 Hannibal Hamlin: Maine: 180 John C. Breckinridge: Southern Democratic: Kentucky: 848,019 18.1% 72 Joseph Lane ...