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How did Abraham Lincoln win this election with only 40% of the popular vote?

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Explanation:Las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 1860 fue la decimonovena elección presidencial cuadrienal para elegir al presidente y al vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos. La elección se llevó a cabo el martes 6 de noviembre de 1860. En una competencia a cuatro bandas, el boleto del Partido Republicano de Abraham Lincoln y Hannibal Hamlin salió triunfante. La elección de Lincoln sirvió como el principal catalizador de la Guerra Civil estadounidense

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Answer: The 1860 Constitutional Union Convention nominated a ticket led by former Senator John Bell of Tennessee. Despite minimal support in the South (Lincoln's name was not on the ballot in 10 Southern states), he won a plurality of the popular vote (40%) and a majority of the electoral vote.

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