1860 United States presidential election - Wikipedia Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state A United States presidential election was held on November 6, 1860 The Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin emerged victorious
United States presidential election of 1860 The U S presidential election of 1860 was an American election in which Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell
1860 United States elections - Wikipedia Elections for the 37th United States Congress, were held in 1860 and 1861 The election marked the start of the Third Party System and precipitated the Civil War
Election of 1860 - Summary, Lincoln Significance | HISTORY The election of 1860 firmly established the Democratic and Republican parties as the majority parties in the United States It also confirmed deep-seated views on slavery and states’ rights
The 1860 Presidential Election - U. S. National Park Service In the summer of 1860 the eyes of the nation turned to a Quaker Brown house on the corner of Eighth and Jackson streets in Springfield, Illinois In May, Abraham Lincoln had been nominated as the Republican candidate for president
32d. The Election of 1860 - US History With four candidates in the field, Lincoln received only 40% of the popular vote and 180 electoral votes — enough to narrowly win the crowded election This meant that 60% of the voters selected someone other than Lincoln
Presidential Election of 1860: A Resource Guide This guide compiles links to digital materials related to the presidential election of 1860 that are available throughout the Library of Congress website In addition, it provides links to external websites focusing on the 1860 election and a selected bibliography