Democrats, Republicans, and the Election of 1860

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Democratic Party, 1860

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• Landmark Dates in Democratic Party History
• John Cabell Breckinridge Southern Democratic presidential nominee
• Stephen Arnold Douglas - Northern Democratic presidential nominee
• Northern and Southern Democratic Conventions
• The Democratic Party Splits

Republican Party 1860

• Republican Convention
• Republican Party Platform of 1860
• Abraham Lincoln - Republican presidential nominee

Election of 1860

• Cartoons
  Progressive Democracy—Prospect of a Smash Up
  Cartoons and Campaign banners
  
  
• Campaign
  The Campaign
  Election of 1860
  Transcribed Newspaper Articles--Augusta County: 1860 Presidential Election
  
  
• Results
  Election Results
  1860 Election, Percent of Popular vote
  Presidential Election Statistics, 1789-1996