<P> The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two - party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country . The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Winner (nationally) </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th> Percent </Th> <Th> Loser (nationally) </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th> Percent </Th> <Th> Loser (nationally) </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th> Percent </Th> <Th> Loser (nationally) </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th> Percent </Th> <Th> Electoral Votes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1860 </Td> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> <Td> 43,488 </Td> <Td> 58.1 </Td> <Td> Stephen A. Douglas </Td> <Td> 15,431 </Td> <Td> 20.6 </Td> <Td> John C. Breckinridge </Td> <Td> 14,372 </Td> <Td> 19.2 </Td> <Td> John Bell </Td> <Td> 1,528 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Winner (nationally) </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th> Percent </Th> <Th> Loser (nationally) </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th> Percent </Th> <Th> Loser (nationally) </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th> Percent </Th> <Th> Loser (nationally) </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th> Percent </Th> <Th> Electoral Votes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1860 </Td> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> <Td> 43,488 </Td> <Td> 58.1 </Td> <Td> Stephen A. Douglas </Td> <Td> 15,431 </Td> <Td> 20.6 </Td> <Td> John C. Breckinridge </Td> <Td> 14,372 </Td> <Td> 19.2 </Td> <Td> John Bell </Td> <Td> 1,528 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr>

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