United States presidential election, 1860

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_presidential_election,_1860
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:Bell's_home_state gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:Bell's_percentage_of_popular_vote 12.6%
gptkbp:Bell's_running_mate gptkb:Edward_Everett
gptkbp:Breckinridge's_home_state gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:Breckinridge's_percentage_of_popular_vote 18.1%
gptkbp:Breckinridge's_running_mate gptkb:Joseph_Lane
gptkbp:Constitutional_Union_Party_candidate gptkb:John_Bell
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 6, 1860
gptkbp:Douglas's_home_state gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:Douglas's_percentage_of_popular_vote 29.5%
gptkbp:Douglas's_running_mate gptkb:Herschel_V._Johnson
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(Abraham_Lincoln) 180
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(John_Bell) 39
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(John_C._Breckinridge) 72
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(Stephen_A._Douglas) 12
gptkbp:first_Republican_president_elected gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States presidential election, 1860
gptkbp:Lincoln's_home_state gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:Lincoln's_percentage_of_popular_vote 39.8%
gptkbp:Lincoln's_running_mate gptkb:Hannibal_Hamlin
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:John_Bell
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1864
gptkbp:Northern_Democratic_Party_candidate gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:election_of_Abraham_Lincoln
precursor to American Civil War
gptkbp:number_of_candidates_with_electoral_votes 4
gptkbp:number_of_electoral_votes 303
gptkbp:number_of_states_participating 33
gptkbp:numberOfIssues slavery
states' rights
secession
gptkbp:popular_vote_(Abraham_Lincoln) 1,865,908
gptkbp:popular_vote_(John_Bell) 590,901
gptkbp:popular_vote_(John_C._Breckinridge) 848,019
gptkbp:popular_vote_(Stephen_A._Douglas) 1,380,202
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1856
gptkbp:RepublicanNominee gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:Southern_Democratic_Party_candidate gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:type presidential
gptkbp:voterTurnout 81.2%
gptkbp:votingSystem gptkb:Electoral_College
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Republican_Party_platform_of_1860
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6