ELECTION RESULTS:

REPUBLICAN:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (PRESIDENT)
HANNIBAL HAMLIN (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral  Vote: 180 (59.4%)
Popular Vote: 1,865,908 (39.9%)

SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC:
JOHN BRECKENRIDGE (PRESIDENT)
JOSEPH LANE (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 72 (23.8%)
Popular Vote: 848,019 (18.1%)

CONSTITUTIONAL UNION:
JOHN BELL (PRESIDENT)
EDWARD EVERETT  (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 39 (12.9%)
Popular Vote: 590,901 (12.6%)

DEMOCRATIC:
STEPHEN DOUGLAS
HERSCHEL JOHNSON
Electoral Vote: 12 (4.0%)
Popular Vote:1,380,202 (29.5%)

RESOURCES:

Library of Congress
American Presidency Project (UCSB)
Harper’s Weekly (Overview, Events, Cartoons, Biographies)
UVA Miller Center
Encyclopedia of Virginia
New York Times Coverage
Wikipedia

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