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The 1860 United States elections elected the members of the 37th United States Congress. The election marked the start of the Third Party System and precipitated the Civil War.
Oct 19, 2022 · Presidential Election of 1860: A Resource Guide. In a four-way race, Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860. This guide provides access to digital materials at the Library of Congress, links to external websites, and a print bibliography.
1860 Election Facts. Welcome: Minnesota and Oregon become states during this election cycle; Original 13 states control fewer than 50% of total Electoral Votes for first time; Lincoln received only about 40% of the popular vote in a divided nation on the brink of Civil War
The votes of the Electoral College were split among four candidates in the 1860 presidential election. The states that Lincoln won are shown in red, Breckenridge in green, Bell in orange and Douglas in brown.
The Campaign and Election of 1860: Going into the presidential election of 1860, the issue of slavery had heated the nation to the boiling point. How were the political parties going to maintain unity in the midst of such intense sectional conflict? Winning Republican Support.
American presidential election, 1860. presidential candidate. political party. electoral votes. popular votes. Sources: Electoral and popular vote totals based on data from the United States Office of the Federal Register and Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, 4th ed. (2001). Abraham Lincoln.
SUMMARY. The United States presidential election of 1860 was perhaps the most pivotal in American history. A year after John Brown ‘s attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, the national debate over slavery had reached a boiling point, and several Southern states were threatening to secede should the Republican Party candidate ...
