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Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating George McClellan. In the 1864 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 212 electoral votes and George McClellan received 21 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln 2,218,388 and McClellan 1,812,807.
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CoachZachary Taylor , the Whig candidate, won the 1948 election, becoming the twelfth President of the United States, though he died just sixteen months into his term as President. The 1848 election was fought between Zachary Taylor, and Democratic candidate Lewis Cass.
The incumbent President in 1848, Democrat James Polk, had decided prior to leaving office that, on the grounds of his ill health and the fact that he believed he had achieved all of his goals while in office, that he would not run for re-election to the Presidency. Polk died just four months after leaving office.
The 1848 United States presidential election resulted in a win for Zachary Taylor of Louisiana. Taylor ran against Lewis Cass of Michigan, and Martin Van Buren of New York.
In the U. S. Presidential Election of 1884, Grover Cleveland barely defeated James Blaine 219-182.
Henry Clay (W-KY) lost for the third and last time. The winner was James K. Polk (D-TN).
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Lincoln won the election without what?
Lincoln won the election in 1860 without the majority of the popular vote. He won 40% of the popular vote, and 180 out of 303 electoral votes.
True or false the main issue in the election of 1844 was expansionism?
Expansionism was a primary issue during the election of 1844, along with what to do with Texas. James K. Polk won the election.
What role did the issue of slavery play in the election of 1848?
The Whigs had to temper their opinions on the Mexican-American War since their candidate, Zachary Taylor, was a war hero. They took on the issue of slavery instead and turned it into the hot button topic of the election.
Who won the election of 1860 with a platform against slavery in the territories but for tariffs a transcontinental railroad and a Homestead Act?
Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 with a platform against slavery in the territories but for tariffs a transcontinental railroad and a Homestead Act.
Which presidential candidate won Michigan in 1860?
Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln won the state of Michigan during the 1860 presidential election. Lincoln won most of the Midwest and northern states.
