1864 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election historical event

The 1864 United States presidential election was a Civil War–era contest in which incumbent President Abraham Lincoln defeated Democratic challenger George B. McClellan to secure a second term.

Aliases (1)

Election of Abraham Lincoln ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election → historical event →
alsoContestedOffice	Vice President of the United States →
campaignIssue	prosecution of the Civil War → reconstruction of the Southern states → slavery and emancipation →
country	United States of America →
electoralCollegeSize	233 →
electoralVotesForAbrahamLincoln	212 →
electoralVotesForGeorgeBMcClellan	21 →
hasEndDate	1864-11-08 →
hasStartDate	1864-11-08 →
heldOn	first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1864 →
historicalSignificance	helped ensure continuation of Union war effort to final victory → paved way for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution →
incumbentParty	National Union Party →
incumbentPresident	Abraham Lincoln →
locatedInTime	American Civil War →
loser	George B. McClellan →
losingParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
mainOpponent	George B. McClellan →
mainOpponentParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
nextEvent	1868 United States presidential election →
notableFeature	featured absentee voting by Union soldiers → first U.S. presidential election held during a major civil war →
numberOfStatesParticipating	25 →
officeContested	President of the United States →
percentageForAbrahamLincoln	55.0 →
percentageForGeorgeBMcClellan	45.0 →
platformOfDemocraticParty	call for peace negotiations to end the Civil War →
platformOfNationalUnionParty	support for unconditional Union victory and abolition of slavery →
politicalContext	Union war weariness and debate over continuation of the Civil War →
popularVoteForAbrahamLincoln	2213229 →
popularVoteForGeorgeBMcClellan	1809199 →
previousEvent	1860 United States presidential election →
resultedIn	election of Andrew Johnson as Vice President of the United States → re-election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States →
runningMateOfAbrahamLincoln	Andrew Johnson →
runningMateOfGeorgeBMcClellan	George H. Pendleton →
statesCarriedByAbrahamLincoln	22 →
statesCarriedByGeorgeBMcClellan	3 →
tookPlaceAfter	Emancipation Proclamation →
tookPlaceBefore	assassination of Abraham Lincoln →
tookPlaceDuring	American Civil War →
voterTurnoutPercentage	approximately 73.8 →
votingExcludedStates	Confederate States in rebellion →
winner	Abraham Lincoln →
winningParty	National Union Party →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George B. McClellan →	candidateIn
George B. McClellan →	candidateInElection
Antebellum period ("Election of Abraham Lincoln") →	significantEvent