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May 18th Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for president The Election of 1860


 * THE PARTIES:**

__REPUBLICANS__ Abraham Lincoln was the candidate of this party.

__DEMOCRATS__ Even among the Democratic party, there was a division: Stephen Douglas was a Northern Democrat, who was for popular sovereignty. John Breckenridge was a Southern Democrat, who wanted governmental protection of slavery in territories.

__CONSTITUTIONAL UNION PARTY__ The candidate of this party was John Bell, who promised a compromise between the North and the South.

In the North, it was Lincoln vs. Douglas. In the South, it was Bell vs. Breckenridge.
 * THE OUTCOME**:

Abraham Lincoln won - not because he had the most votes, but because he was favored by the Northern states.

This began a period of the South being a minority in American politics.

**Election of 1860** Lincoln won Douglas in the presidential election by electoral votes. Democratic party was divided into Stephen Douglas and John C. Breckenridge. -Stephen Douglas endorsed popular sovereignty -Breckenridge wanted to protect slaves in the U.S. territories. Lincoln won due to this Democrat party split between Breckenridge and Douglas. It gave confusion and split. January 1- 1st railroad reached Kansas