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Map of the Presidential Election of 1860 between Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas German Karte des Wahlmännergremiums für die US-Präsidentenwahl 1860
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1860. The Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin [2] won a national popular plurality, a popular majority in the North where states had already abolished slavery, and a national electoral majority comprising only Northern electoral votes.
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 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 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.
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 Michigan took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .