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1860: OVERVIEW | MAPS | STATE BY STATE
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin

Party: REPUBLICAN
Home State: Lincoln - IL; Hamlin - ME

Electoral Votes: 180
Popular Votes: 1,865,908 (39.8%)

John C. Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge
Joseph Lane

Party: SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC
Home State: Breckinridge - KY; Lane - OR

Electoral Votes: 72
Popular Votes: 848,019 (18.1%)

John Bell
John Bell
Edward Everett

Party: CONSTITUTIONAL UNION
Home State: Bell - TN; Everett - MA

Electoral Votes: 39
Popular Votes: 590,901 (12.6%)

Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas
Herschel V. Johnson

Party: DEMOCRATIC
Home State: Douglas - IL; Johnson - GA

Electoral Votes: 12
Popular Votes: 1,380,202 (29.5%)
Other Candidates

Union, etc....

Electoral Votes: 0
Popular Votes: 531 (0.0%)

Electoral College Vote
Total electoral votes (from 33 states) - 303
Majority needed to win - 152

Lincoln:
win
Breckinridge:
win
Bell:
win
Douglas:
win

Popular Vote
Total popular vote: 4,685,561

Lincoln:
Breckinridge:
Bell:
Douglas:
Others:

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