1864 Presidential Election

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkbp:artistic_legacy Criticized for lack of military success.
Strengthened the presidency.
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
gptkb:Union_victory
Critique of Lincoln's war policies.
Focus on military victories.
gptkbp:context gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:date November 8, 1864
gptkbp:demographics African American voters in some states.
Union soldiers voted.
gptkbp:election_year 2,216,067
Lincoln won by a large margin.
Lincoln's re-election.
Presidential election.
Retired from politics.
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historical_analysis Reflects public sentiment on the Civil War.
gptkbp:historical_context During the American Civil War.
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:Economic_recovery
Civil rights
War strategy
gptkbp:historical_documentation Well-documented in American history.
gptkbp:historical_impact Set the stage for post-war America.
gptkbp:historical_significance First election during wartime.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1864 Presidential Election
gptkbp:impact Strengthened the Republican Party.
Influenced post-war Reconstruction policies.
gptkbp:loser gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
1,812,807
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Lincoln's_re-election
gptkbp:notable_inductees gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:outcome Reaffirmed commitment to the war.
gptkbp:platform Negotiate peace.
Preserve the Union.
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Republican_Party
Continued to push for the 13th Amendment.
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:1860_Presidential_Election
gptkbp:president gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:George_H._Pendleton
gptkbp:result Lincoln's victory solidified support for the Union.
gptkbp:significance gptkb:war
gptkbp:succeeded_by 1868 Presidential Election
gptkbp:voter_turnout gptkb:21
212
approximately 75%
Union soldiers.
African Americans.
gptkbp:voting_method In-person voting.
Absentee ballots for soldiers.
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln