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Content: When Abraham Lincoln ran for president by what amount did he win by? Well he ran twice, his first election he won by a popular vote
of 39.8% and an electoral vote of 180. His second term, a popular
vote of 55% and an electoral vote of 212. What percent of the popular vote did Lincoln win? 40%
What was unusual about Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860? In 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the only Presidential candidate
in U.S. history to win the electoral vote despite winning less than
40% of the popular vote. The only other person to become U.S.
President with less than 40% of the popular vote was John Quincy
Adams in 1824, but he did not win the electoral vote. Did lincoln win the presidency wirh a majority of the popular vote? no
Why did Stephen A Douglas win the Illinois Senate seat in 1858even though Abraham Lincoln won the popular vote? The Illinois legislature was ran by Democrats, and Mr. Douglas
was a Democrat.