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Because the Democrats split on the issue of slavery, they ran 2 candidates in this election. This meant that the vote was split down the middle, with each candidate getting less. Meanwhile, the Republicans were still together so Abraham Lincoln was able to get a majority of the votes.

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On the Brink of Disunion: The Election of 1860

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On October 9, 1860, four weeks before everyone else, the crucial Pennsylvania and Indiana vote went for Lincoln.

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Abraham Lincoln won the election and become president. This was one of the main reasons why the South left the United States.

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Abraham Lincoln ran as a Republican in the Election of 1860. He opposed slavery but at this time was not willing to end it, because he wanted to keep the country together. The Democratic party was split on their views. The Northern Democrats had Stephen Douglass while the Southern Democrats ran John C. Breckenridge.

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In the mid 1850s,  people who opposed slavery were looking for a new voice. Different political parties were popping up: Free Soil Party, Northern Democrats and anti-slavery Whig party came together and formed the Republican party. The party grew and was ready to challenge older parties.