In a contest with four candidates in 1860 (Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John C. Bell, and John C. Breckinridge), Abraham Lincoln received 40 percent of the popular vote and carried 18 states.
By what percentage did Abraham Lincoln win the U.S. Presidency?
by Pamela Landy · Filed Under: American History
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