president lincoln question!?

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who did abraham lincoln run against in both of his runs for presidency??
im doing this history paper and i really need help...thanx :)
 
IN 1860 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPLIT WHICH WAS PROBABLY THE MAIN REASON LINCOLN WON. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WAS A NEW PARTY AT THAT TIME AND 1860 WAS ONLY THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. I BELIEVE STEPHEN A DOUGLAS WAS THE CANDIDATE FOR THE NORTHERN DEMOCRATS & BREKINRIDGE & BELL SPLIT THE SOUTH FOR THE DEMOCRATS. AS YOU CAN SEE THE DEMOCRATS WERE SPLIT 4 WAYS AND THE REPUBLICANS ONLY HAD LINCOLN.

NOW LINCOLN WAS NOT THE LEADING CANDIDATE FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT WAS SEWARD. IN FACT LINCOLN DID NOT OFFICIALLY RUN THE NOMINATION BUT WAS PUT UP AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE OTHER THREE CANDIDATES.
 
The election of 1860 reflected the deep divisions within the country. Lincoln was the nominee of the Republican Party. The Democratic party split in two, however, over the issue of slavery. The Northern Democrats nominated Stephen A. Douglas, and the Southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckinridge. Also, there was a Constitutional Union party that nominated John Bell. Lincoln won a plurality of the popular vote and a majority of the electoral vote, and therefore was elected President.

The election of 1864, which was held during the Civil War, saw Lincoln running for re-election against George B. McClellan, the candidate of the Democratic party.
 
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