This is the electoral history of
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...
. Lincoln served one term in the
United States House of Representatives
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from
Illinois
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(1847–1849). He later served as the
16th
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In English speech, ...
president of the United States
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(1861–1865).
Illinois House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
1844 - Lost
Whig Party nomination to
Edward Dickinson Baker
Edward Dickinson Baker (February 24, 1811October 21, 1861) was an American politician, lawyer, and US army officer. In his political career, Baker served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon. ...
1846 elections
Illinois House of Representatives
1854 - Wins seat in Illinois House of Representatives, declines seat to focus on future candidacy for
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
. The election was held in November 1854, for a term starting in March 1855.
1855 US Senate election
The election was held on February 8, 1855,
for a term starting in March 1855.
:''Note: At this time, U.S. Senators were elected by the state legislatures, not by vote of the people''
''51 votes needed for election''
: Candidate won that Round of voting
: Candidate won Senate seat
''Note: Five "anti-Nebraska" Democrats (i.e. opposed to the
Kansas–Nebraska Act
The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 () was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas, passed by the 33rd United States Congress, and signed into law by ...
) voted for Trumbull rather than vote for Lincoln, a Whig. When pro-Nebraska Democrats were unable to reelect Shields, they switched their allegiance to Matteson, who had no stance on the Act. Lincoln then withdrew and threw his support to Trumbull, so that an anti-Nebraska candidate would be assured victory.''
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1856 presidential election
Vice presidential nomination for the Republican Party
* William Lewis Dayton: 523 (64.73%)
*Abraham Lincoln: 110 (13.61%)
*Nathaniel Prentice Banks
Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, ...
: 46 (5.69%)
*David Wilmot
David Wilmot (January 20, 1814 – March 16, 1868) was an American politician and judge. He served as Representative and a Senator for Pennsylvania and as a judge of the Court of Claims. He is best known for being the prime sponsor and eponym ...
: 43 (5.32%)
* Charles Sumner: 35 (4.33%)
*Jacob Collamer
Jacob Collamer (January 8, 1791 – November 9, 1865) was an American politician from Vermont. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Postmaster General in the cabinet of President Zachary Taylor, and as a U.S. Senator.
Born in Tr ...
: 15 (1.86%)
*John Alsop King
John Alsop King (January 3, 1788July 7, 1867) was an American politician who was Governor of New York from 1857 to 1858.
Life
John Alsop King was born in the area now encompassed by New York City on January 3, 1788, to U.S. Senator Rufus King ...
: 9 (1.11%)
*Samuel C. Pomeroy
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (January 3, 1816 – August 27, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century. He served in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy also served in the Massachusetts House of ...
: 8 (0.99%)
* Thomas Ford: 7 (0.87%)
* Henry Charles Carey: 3 (0.37%)
* Cassius M. Clay: 3 (0.37%)
*Joshua R. Giddings
Joshua Reed Giddings (October 6, 1795 – May 27, 1864) was an American attorney, politician and a prominent opponent of slavery. He represented Northeast Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1838 to 1859. He was at first a member of ...
: 2 (0.25%)
* Whitfield Johnson: 2 (0.25%)
* Aaron Pennington: 1 (0.12%)
*Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was an American politician who was the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to ...
: 1 (0.12%)
* Wyatt Gauger. 1(0.8%)
1858 US Senate election
:''Note: At this time, U.S. Senators were elected by the state legislatures, not by vote of the people''
1860 presidential election
Republican Party nomination
Upon seeing how close Lincoln was to the 233 votes needed after the third ballot, a delegate from Ohio switched 4 votes from Chase to Lincoln. This triggered an avalanche towards Lincoln with a final count of 364 votes out of 466 cast.
General election
Source (Popular Vote):
Source (Electoral Vote):
(a) ''The popular vote figures exclude South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
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where the Electors were chosen by the state legislature rather than by popular vote.''
1864 presidential election
Republican Party nomination
General election
Source (Popular Vote):
Source (Electoral Vote):
(a) ''The states in rebellion did not participate in the election of 1864.''
(b) ''One Elector from Nevada did not vote''
(c) ''Andrew Johnson had been a Democrat, and after 1869 was a Democrat. The Republican Party called itself the National Union Party to accommodate the War Democrats in this election.''
See also
* Lincoln and Liberty
"Lincoln and Liberty Too" was a campaign song supporting Republican Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 United States presidential election.
History
Attributed to Jesse Hutchinson Jr. of the Hutchinson Family Singers the song adapted from the tune of " ...
, Lincoln's 1860 campaign song
References
External links
Abraham Lincoln Reviews His Electoral Record Up to 1849, ALS
Shapell Manuscript Foundation
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