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election of Abraham Lincoln
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/election_of_Abraham_Lincoln
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:date
November 6, 1860
gptkbp:didNotWinStates
any Southern state
gptkbp:electoralVotesReceived
180
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1864
gptkbp:heldBy
1860
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
election of Abraham Lincoln
gptkbp:notable_campaign
slavery
Union preservation
expansion of slavery into territories
gptkbp:notableFor
deeply divided nation
election with four major candidates
first Republican president
gptkbp:opposedBy
gptkb:John_Bell
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1860
gptkbp:politicalParty
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1856
gptkbp:resultedIn
Abraham Lincoln became 16th President of the United States
gptkbp:significance
precipitated the American Civil War
led to secession of Southern states
gptkbp:tookPlaceIn
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:vicePresidentRunningMate
gptkb:Hannibal_Hamlin
gptkbp:voterTurnout
81.2%
gptkbp:votesForWinner
39.8%
gptkbp:wonState
gptkb:California
gptkb:Connecticut
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Maine
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:New_Hampshire
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkb:Vermont
gptkb:Wisconsin
New Jersey (partial)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Secession_of_Southern_states
gptkb:1860_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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