What was the main result of the election of 1860?

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Abraham Lincoln won, as competing candidates divided votes over slavery and regional interests.
Abraham Lincoln won, as competing candidates divided votes over slavery and regional interests.

Abraham Lincoln won, showing that voters favored the Union over regional interests.
Abraham Lincoln won, showing that voters favored the Union over regional interests.

John A. Breckinridge won, proving that the country wanted to allow slavery in the new territories.
John A. Breckinridge won, proving that the country wanted to allow slavery in the new territories.

John A. Breckinridge won, which showed that the country supported antislavery radicals.
John A. Breckinridge won, which showed that the country supported antislavery radicals.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Abraham Lincoln won, as competing candidates divided votes over slavery and regional interests.