2007-05-20 10:29:44 · 6 answers · asked by Joel K 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Actually, he was elected in 1860 and took office in 1861...
Lincoln, running as a Republican, defeated Southern Democratic John Breckinridge, Constitutional Union Party candidate John Bell, and Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas. Lincoln won 180 electoral votes to Breckinridge's 72, Bell's 39, and Douglas's 12. Popularly, Lincoln got about 40% of the vote, with Douglas next at 29.5%, Breckinridge at 18%, and Bell at 12.5%.
Lincoln was then inaugurated on March 4, 1861. Secession of the South commenced before his inauguration.
2007-05-20 10:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by mr_ljdavid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was President of the United States from March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery and a political leader in the western states, he won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year.
2007-05-20 17:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by eber3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham Lincoln was elected in November 1860 and was inaugurated on March 4, 1861.
2007-05-20 18:24:01 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was elected in 1860. Though he only got 39% of the popular vote, he received the majority of the electoral votes. His inauguration address was then given on March 4th, 1861.
2007-05-20 18:13:40 · answer #4 · answered by ricknightcrawler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was elected in November of 1860, in a race that included Stephen Douglas (Nothern Democrat), John C. Breckenridge (Southern Democrat), and John Bell (Constitutional Unionist Party)
2007-05-20 17:34:50 · answer #5 · answered by mohacs1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1860 he took office, he was actually elected in 1859.
2007-05-20 17:33:28 · answer #6 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋