<Table> United States presidential election, 1860 <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1856 </Td> <Td> November 6, 1860 </Td> <Td> 1864 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> All 303 electoral votes of the Electoral College 152 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnout </Th> <Td> 81.2% 2.3 pp </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> <Td> John C. Breckinridge </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Southern Democratic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> Hannibal Hamlin </Td> <Td> Joseph Lane </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 180 </Td> <Td> 72 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 1,865,908 </Td> <Td> 848,019 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 39.8% </Td> <Td> 18.1% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> John Bell </Td> <Td> Stephen A. Douglas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Constitutional Union </Td> <Td> Northern Democratic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> Edward Everett </Td> <Td> Herschel V. Johnson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 590,901 </Td> <Td> 1,380,202 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 12.6% </Td> <Td> 29.5% </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Presidential Election 1860 . Red shows states won by Lincoln / Hamlin, green by Breckinridge / Lane, orange by Bell / Everett, and blue by Douglas / Johnson Numbers are Electoral College votes in each state by the 1850 Census . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> James Buchanan Democratic </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> Abraham Lincoln Republican </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1856 </Td> <Td> November 6, 1860 </Td> <Td> 1864 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>

Who was elected president of the united states in 1860