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How did Abraham Lincoln win such a large victory in the 1860 election when he was running against three other candidates?
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How did Abraham Lincoln win such a large victory in the 1860 election when he was running against three other candidates?

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He took advantage of the split in the democratic party and won a plurality of the vote.

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