How Did Lincoln Win The Election Of 1860

The Presidential Election of 1860 was the drive that caused the American Civil War to take place. The date of the election was November 6, 1860. The candidates were Abraham Lincoln for the Republican party, John Breckinridge from the Southern Democratic party, John Bell from the Constitutional Union party, and Stephen Douglas from the Northern Democratic party. Abraham Lincoln ended up winning the election. The South did not favor Lincoln, so when he was elected the southern states decided to secede. The seceding of the South sparked controversy, and thus came the civil war.

Abraham Lincoln served as president for 5 years. He served from 1861-1865. He was most famous for being a strong leader in the north and for leading the country during the civil war. He was a devout abolitionist and favored the Union. Before, he became president, he served as the Illinois State Legislature. Abe also began work as a lawyer. Elected in 1845, Lincoln served as a congressmen. Soon after he was elected into presidency for his second term, the civil war commenced. During the civil war, Abraham Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves, and gave a
Abraham Lincoln had the most electoral votes. He had 180, Breckinridge had 72, Bell had 39, and Douglas had 12. To win presidency, you had to receive 270 of the 538 electoral votes. Abraham Lincoln only received 40% of the popular votes. Lincoln had the most popular votes. He had 1,866,452 votes, Breckinridge had 847,953 votes, Bell had 592,506 votes and Douglas had 1,382,713 votes. Abraham Lincoln received electoral votes from the states in th4 NOrtheast and Northwest. Breckinridge received votes in most of the slaveholding states, for the exception of a few. Bell carried Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia. Although Douglas received a lot of popular votes, he only received electoral votes from Missouri and New