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United States presidential election of 1860: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date November 6, 1860
Location United States
Context Dred Scott decision

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Abraham Lincoln portrait
Abraham Lincoln
president of United States
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas
United States senator
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American politician
John C. Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge
vice president of United States
Hamlin, Hannibal
Hannibal Hamlin
vice president of United States
John Bell
John Bell
American politician
Everett
Edward Everett
American politician

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