John Bell Abraham Lincoln John BreckinridgeStephen Douglas Nominees of the election of 1860 BY: Cameron Craft Jeff Legal Yareli Rodriguez

Importance of 1860 election The election of 1860 was very important and historical because it was the election when the south and north did not coincide on the issue of slavery The election of 1860 was very important and historical because it was the election when the south and north did not coincide on the issue of slavery The south wanted to keep slavery and expand it to other states while the north wanted to abolish slavery as a whole The south wanted to keep slavery and expand it to other states while the north wanted to abolish slavery as a whole

Abraham Lincoln Lincoln represented the republican party Lincoln represented the republican party Every state in the North voted for Lincoln as well as California and Oregon Every state in the North voted for Lincoln as well as California and Oregon He did not want to abolish slavery but he also did not want to expand it He did not want to abolish slavery but he also did not want to expand it The states he won were worth more electoral votes The states he won were worth more electoral votes

John Breckinridge Breckinridge was a southern democrat who supported slavery and the ideals of the southerners Breckinridge was a southern democrat who supported slavery and the ideals of the southerners Breckinridge served in the Kentucky state legislature and the U.S. house of representatives from Breckinridge served in the Kentucky state legislature and the U.S. house of representatives from He was James Buchanan’s vice president in 1856 He was James Buchanan’s vice president in 1856

Stephen Douglas Stephen Douglas was nominated by the northern Democrats Stephen Douglas was nominated by the northern Democrats He only won Missouri so he had a very small number of electoral votes He only won Missouri so he had a very small number of electoral votes He did get a lot of votes so he was second in popular votes He did get a lot of votes so he was second in popular votes

John Bell John Bell represented the constitutional union John Bell represented the constitutional union He had the least amount of popular votes and the second least of electoral votes in the election He had the least amount of popular votes and the second least of electoral votes in the election

Lincoln wins!!! Lincoln won because he appealed to the greater population Lincoln won because he appealed to the greater population the democrats were divided between Douglas and Breckinridge so neither of them got a lot of votes the democrats were divided between Douglas and Breckinridge so neither of them got a lot of votes Lincoln also won the election without carrying a single southern state Lincoln also won the election without carrying a single southern state He was sworn into office on March 4, 1861 He was sworn into office on March 4, 1861

Electoral votes

Chart of election of 1860

Top 10 facts Abraham Lincoln won the election Abraham Lincoln won the election Abraham won without winning a single southern state Abraham won without winning a single southern state Lincoln won both the electoral and popular votes Lincoln won both the electoral and popular votes Democrats were divided so neither of the Democratic candidates got a lot of votes Democrats were divided so neither of the Democratic candidates got a lot of votes

10 facts continued Lincoln was sworn into office on March 4,1861 Lincoln was sworn into office on March 4,1861 Stephen Douglas appealed to the southerners because he supported slavery Stephen Douglas appealed to the southerners because he supported slavery There were four people in the running for the final election which is unusual for an election There were four people in the running for the final election which is unusual for an election This election was divided by the slave states and the states who wanted to abolish slavery This election was divided by the slave states and the states who wanted to abolish slavery Breckinridge came in second for the electoral votes Breckinridge came in second for the electoral votes Douglas came in second place for the popular votes Douglas came in second place for the popular votes

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