In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected as a Republican to President. His closest competitor was Stephan A. Douglas. Lincoln received 39.8% of the total vote. About 4,685,030 people voted, as compared to 122 million in 2004. His running mate was Hannibal Hamlin. He was later assassinated.
Please visit http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/ for more information, and a detailed timeline of Lincoln's too-short life.
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Thanks for having a place for me to visit to learn more. I am very much interested in learning more about Lincoln, and his personal life.
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