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2 days ago · It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1864. Near the end of the American Civil War, incumbent President Abraham Lincoln of the National Union Party easily defeated the Democratic nominee, former General George B. McClellan, by a wide margin of 212–21 in the electoral college, with 55% of the popular vote.
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May 13, 2024 · The Democratic Party split in two. Sen. Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, the champion of popular sovereignty policy, was the Northern Democrats’ candidate, and Vice Pres. John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky was the candidate of the Southern Democrats, whose campaign was based on the demand for federal legislation and intervention to protect ...
1 day ago · Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote (a) Electoral vote Running mate Count Percentage Vice-presidential candidate Home state Electoral vote Abraham Lincoln: Republican: Illinois: 1,865,908 39.82% 180 Hannibal Hamlin: Maine: 180 John C. Breckinridge: Southern Democratic: Kentucky: 848,019 18.10% 72 Joseph Lane: Oregon: 72 John ...
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May 9, 2024 · The Electoral College was proposed near the end of the convention by the Committee on Unfinished Parts, chaired by David Brearley of New Jersey, to provide a system that would select the most qualified president and vice president.
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5 days ago · History. See also. References. External links. United States presidential nominating convention. The 1876 Democratic National Convention at the Merchants Exchange Building in St. Louis, Missouri. Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks were nominated for president and vice president respectively.
May 15, 2024 · There’s a long run in the 20th century when a very high proportion of the candidates were from Ohio, either presidential or vice-presidential candidates, because Ohio was seen as being so critical to presidential politics.
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1 day ago · Al Gore, Clinton’s vice president, easily won the Democratic presidential nomination in 2000. In the general election, Gore won 500,000 more popular votes than Republican George W. Bush but narrowly lost in the electoral college after the Supreme Court of the United States ordered a halt to the manual recounting of disputed ballots in Florida.
