SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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Question
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What part of the country did not vote for Lincoln?
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Kentucky
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China
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Russia
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Africa
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -There were no ballots distributed for Lincoln in ten of the Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The states in rebellion did not participate in the election of 1864. The 17 electoral votes from Tennessee and Louisiana were rejected. Had they not been rejected, Lincoln would have received 229 electoral votes out of a total of 250, well in excess of the 126 required to win. One elector from Nevada did not vote.
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