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 6