Lincoln's party , although not openly pressing for abolishing slavery, was strongly against expanding it to new states , so Lincoln's elections prompted the series of secessions that formed the Confederacy and began the Civil War.
The Northern Democratic Party was the effect of the splitting of the Democratic Party. As the North kept opposing slavery, the south got aggravated Then, the Democratic party split into the Northern and Southern Democratic Party. In the election of 1860, there were two democrats who ran. One from the south, and one from the north. Because of the Democratic party splitting, the election was won by Republican Abraham Lincoln. If the party had not split, we wouldn't have had Abraham Lincoln as our 16th president.
The US presidential election pitted one Republican, Abraham Lincoln against three other candidates. Despite the party names of these candidates, all of them were Democrats. This divided the Democratic Party and helped Republican Lincoln gain the presidency. The nation remained divided however, over the talk about secession, the future of slavery and the future of the Democratic Party.
The US presidential election pitted one Republican, Abraham Lincoln against three other candidates. Despite the party names of these candidates, all of them were Democrats. This divided the Democratic Party and helped Republican Lincoln gain the presidency. The nation remained divided however, over the talk about secession, the future of slavery and the future of the Democratic Party.
Abraham Lincoln
No. The November 1864 General Election was won by Lincoln.
The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for reelection, and the Democratic Party nominated General George B. McClellan of New Jersey.
The Democratic Party - divided into a North and a South faction.
The four candidates (and their parties) running for president in 1860 were Abraham Lincoln (Republican), Stephen Douglas (North Democrat), John Breckinridge (South Democrat), and John Bell (Constitutional Union). The winner was Abraham Lincoln.
Republican Party candidate incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate 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.
The election of November 1860, when Lincoln was elected as the first president from the Republican Party - the Democratic Party having split into two factions, North and South.
Abraham Lincoln helped create the Republican Party. He was the second person to be nominated for President by the Republican Party and the first Republican to win a Presidential election.
Abraham Lincoln helped create the Republican Party. He was the second person to be nominated for President by the Republican Party and the first Republican to win a Presidential election.