There were only four candidates for the 1860 presidential election: Abraham Lincoln -- Republican John C. Breckinridge -- Democratic John Bell -- Constitution Union Stephen A. Douglas -- Democratic
There was a divided field of four candidates
There was a divided field of four candidates.
The four candidates in the 1860 presidential campaign were: Abraham Lincoln- Republican John C. Breckinridge- Southern Democratic John Bell- Constitutional Union/ Whig Stephen A Douglas- Northern Democratic
The presidential election of 1860 had four candidates. The Republicans were behind Abraham Lincoln. The Democrats were split three ways in a manner of speaking. It would be safe to say the the Northern Democrats backed Senator Stephan Douglas as their nominee.
There was a divided field of four candidates.
Lincoln won the 1860 election because he had the most votes. He didn't have a majority by himself, but there were four candidates running and he had more than the others.
John Adams, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney were candidates for the federalist and Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr were candidates for the republican
Go ask Abe Lincoln
He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.
Stephen Douglas won!
Lincoln won the election in 1860 with only 39% of the popular vote because he received the majority of the electoral vote. The US uses an indirect method to elect the President-- the popular vote does not decide the election. Lincoln was one of four candidates for president, and he had the most votes of the four.