The 1864 United States elections were held on November 8, 1864. National Union Party (United States), National Union President of the United States, President Abraham Lincoln was elected to a second term, while the Republican Party (United States), Republicans added to their majorities in United States Congress, Congress. The elections were held during the American Civil War. Lincoln would be Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, assassinated shortly into his second term. In the Presidential election, National Union Party (United States), National Union Party nominee President Abraham Lincoln defeated Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee former General George B. McClellan. Despite factionalism in the Republican Party and earlier concern about the progress of the war, Lincoln easily carried the popular vote and won the List of United States presidential elections by Electoral College margin, greatest share of the electoral vote since James Monroe won re-election unopposed in 1820. Lincoln's win made him the first president to win re-election since Andrew Jackson, and the first two-term President unaffiliated with the Democratic-Republican Party or the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party since John Adams. Lincoln formed a bipartisan electoral alliance with War Democrats by selecting Democrat Andrew Johnson as his running mate and campaigning on the National Union Party (United States), National Union ticket, making this the first and to date only election in which a winning ticket was composed of members of two separate parties. Republicans gained seats in the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives, making their plurality into a majority. In the United States Senate, Senate, Republicans gained several seats, and continued to hold a majority.

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