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The Democratic party split over the slavery issue and nominated two candidates in separate conventions. The Republicans were a new party made up of northern Whigs and others. They were against expansion of slavery and opposed Buchanan. The long existing Whig party died. A new Constitutional Union party was formed of old Whigs who did not want to join the Republicans.
The candidates:
John Bell, from a new Southern party stood for no expansion of slavery, but allowing it where it existed.
John C. Breckinridge, Southern Democrat, stood for protection of slavery in new territories.
Stephen A. Douglas, Northern Democrat, stood for popular sovereignty and supported President Buchanan's programs.
Abraham Lincoln , Republican (Northern) was against slavery but hoped to gradually end the practice. Said nothing about slavery during the campaign,
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What parties nominated presidential candidates in 1860?
The parties that nominated were Republicans and Northern Democrats.
Did Lincoln win Kentucky in the 1860 presidential election?
In the 1860 presidential election, Lincoln did not win in the State of Kentucky. The winner there was John Breckenridge.
Who was the four canidiates of the 1860 presidential election?
The four candidates in the 1860 presidential campaign were: Abraham Lincoln- Republican John C. Breckinridge- Southern Democratic John Bell- Constitutional Union/ Whig Stephen A Douglas- Northern Democratic
Did the presidential election of 1860 end slavery?
yes it did
Why were there four parties and candidates in the presidential election of 1860?
The root cause was the break-up of the old parties by the slavery question. The Whigs split in 1856 and did not field a candidate. A new party, the Republicans was formed from northern Whigs and anti-slavery factions. The southern whigs and others Southerners formed a new Constitutional Union Party. The Democrats split into north and south and nominated two candidates.
