What events affected the outcome of the 1860 presidential election?

Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln, John Breckenridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas The fight over slavery is what affected the outcome of the 1860 Presidential election. Because the parties in the south had become so broken, Lincoln was able to get the win over the Democratic party. A little over a month after the election is when the southern states began declaring secession

Answer 2

the majority of people were shocked that Abraham Lincoln won but the reason he won is because he wanted to end slavery. He didnt win by much maybe like 50 votes. it was very shocking even to ab.

Answer 3

Slavery was the major issue in the 1860 election. Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election. Opposition to Lincoln was divided with 3 candidates challenging him. Lincoln won 39.8% of the popular vote and defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. Northern Democratic candidate Stephen Douglas's supported the concept of popular sovereignty, which called for each individual territory to decide on the status of slavery. Constitutional Party candidate John Bell hoped to stave off the danger of secession by avoiding the slavery issue. The party platform advocated compromise to save the Union, with the slogan: "The Union as it is, and the Constitution as it is." Southern Democratic candidate John Breckinridge supported slavery. In the 1860 presidential election Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln received 180 electoral votes (59.4%), Southern Democratic candidate John Breckinridge from Kentucky received 72 electoral votes, Constitutional Party candidate John Bell from Tennessee received 39 electoral votes, and Northern Democratic candidate Stephen Douglas from Illinois received 12 electoral votes. Lincoln received his electoral votes from 18 of the 33 states. He did not receive electoral votes from any southern state. Lincoln was not on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. John Breckinridge received electoral votes from Alabama 9, Arkansas 4, Delaware 3, Florida 3, Georgia 10, Louisiana 6, Maryland 8, Mississippi 7, North Carolina 10, South Carolina 8, and Texas 4. Douglas received votes from Missouri and New Jersey. Douglas received Missouri's 9 electoral votes. New Jersey electors split their vote giving 4 to Lincoln and 3 to Douglas. John Bell received electoral votes from Virginia 15, Kentucky 12, and Tennessee 12.

Answer 4

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge. In the 1860 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 180 electoral votes, John Breckinridge received 72 electoral votes, John Bell received 39 electoral votes, and Stephen Douglas received 12 electoral votes. Lincoln received his 180 electoral votes from18 of the 33 states. Lincoln received electoral votes from the following states: California 4, Connecticut 6, Illinois 11, Indiana 13, Iowa 4, Maine 8, Massachusetts 13, Michigan 6, Minnesota 4, New Hampshire 5, New Jersey 4 of the 7 electoral votes, New York 35, Ohio 23, Oregon 3, Pennsylvania 27, Rhode Island 4, Vermont 5, and Washington 5.

Answer 5

what factors led to lincolns reelection in 1864

Answer 6

Ulysses Grant

Answer 7

Slavery southern succession