Election Of 1860 Runner Up

After lincoln s election seven southern states seceded setting the stage for the american civil war.

Election of 1860 runner up. The election was held on tuesday november 6 1860 and was noteworthy for exaggerated sectionalism and voter enthusiasm in a country that was soon to dissolve into civil war. The democratic party met in april 1860 in charleston south carolina. She explained the issues surrounding the election the policies of james buchanan s.

Presidential election of 1860 american election in which republican abraham lincoln defeated southern democrat john c. In the election of 1860 the northern democratic candidate stephen a douglas ended up winning 29 5 percent of the vote and the southern democratic candidate john breckenridge ended up winning 18 percent of the vote which allowed abraham lincoln to be elected president with less than 40 percent of the vote john bell a southerner who was neutral on the issue of slavery won 12 percent of the vote. Seward of new york is the front runner going into the convention the delegates select the moderate abraham lincoln of illinois.

Politics and the election of 1860. Breckinridge democrat stephen a. The election results of 1860 lincoln elected.

Historian susan schulten discussed the significance of the election of 1860. Douglas and constitutional union candidate john bell. Abraham lincoln won the election of 1860 but who was the runner up.

I know the main candidates were lincoln seward douglas breckinridge and bell.