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Which of the following is one reason that the election of 1860 resulted in a win for Abraham Lincoln?
A.
The Democratic Party ran two candidates in the election.
B.
Abraham Lincoln won the electoral vote even though he lost the popular vote.
C.
The Constitutional Union Party carried the West Coast states.
D.
Stephen Douglas gave his electoral votes to Abraham Lincoln.
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The Democratic Party split into Northern (Stephen Douglas) and Southern (John C. Breckinridge) factions, dividing the Democratic vote. That division let Lincoln carry enough Northern states to win a majority of electoral votes with only a plurality of the popular vote.
The Democratic Party split into Northern (Stephen Douglas) and Southern (John C. Breckinridge) factions, dividing the Democratic vote. That division let Lincoln carry enough Northern states to win a majority of electoral votes with only a plurality of the popular vote.
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