That's The Ticket:
A Parade of Presidential Elections
Republican Ticket  | |
| Presidential candidate: | ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President |
| VP candidate: | ANDREW JOHNSON, Tennessee Governor |
| Popular votes: | 2,220,846 (55.1%) |
| Electoral votes: | 212 |
| Democratic Ticket | |
| Presidential candidate: | George McClellan, Union Army General |
| VP candidate: | George Pendleton, Ohio Congressman |
| Popular votes: | 1,809,445 (44.9%) |
| Electoral votes: | 21 |
Election Facts
- This election rode on the fate of the Civil War.
- Confederate victories in early 1864 eroded Lincoln's chances of reelection.
- War-weary Democrats adopted a peace platform and criticized Lincoln's inability to restore the Union.
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