<P> The United States Presidential Election of 1860 was the nineteenth quadrennial presidential election to select the President and Vice President of the United States . The election was held on Tuesday , November 6 , 1860 . In a four - way contest , the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin emerged triumphant . The election of Lincoln served as the primary catalyst of the American Civil War . </P>
<P> The United States Presidential Election of 1860 was the nineteenth quadrennial presidential election to select the President and Vice President of the United States . The election was held on Tuesday , November 6 , 1860 . In a four - way contest , the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin emerged triumphant . The election of Lincoln served as the primary catalyst of the American Civil War . </P>
who won the election of 1860 with a platform supporting a transcontinental railroad
who won the election of 1860 with a platform supporting a transcontinental railroad
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln