Debate and Election of 1860
Lincoln vs Douglas Debates
- They debated over the topic of wether slavery was right or wrong
- They debated about slavery expansion into the territories
- There was a series of seven different debates
- The person that wins the debate gets a seat in the Senate
- Douglas won the Debate.
Lincoln
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V.S.
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Douglas
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LINCOLN IS THE WINNER!
Results
John Bell - 39 electoral votes
Stephen Douglas - 12 electoral votes
John Breckinridge - 72 electoral votes
Abraham Lincoln - 180 electoral votes