He was actually a candidate for the then newly formed Republican party.
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at the time there was a party called the whigs. Then later he joined the republicans
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The Republican Party
Lincoln was in the Republican Party (like the majority of the Northern States). However, the Republican Party during Lincoln's time was very different than the Republicans now.
At first he was part of the Whig party, but soon became a Republican.