1864 United States presidential election - Wikipedia Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1864, near the end of the American Civil War Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln of the National Union Party easily defeated the Democratic nominee, former General George B McClellan, by a wide margin of 212–21 in the electoral college, with 55% of the popular vote
The Election of 1864 - American Battlefield Trust The election pitted incumbent Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Andrew Johnson, the military governor of Tennessee and a former U S Senator from the Volunteer State, against former commander of the Army of the Potomac, Maj Gen George B McClellan and running mate George Pendleton
Presidential Election of 1864 - 270toWin In the United States Presidential election of 1864, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as president Lincoln ran under the National Union banner against his former top Civil War general, the Democratic candidate, George B McClellan
The Election of 1864 [ushistory. org] Former General George B McClellan and his running mate, George Pendleton (who later began the U S Civil Service) were strongly favored to win the election of 1864 Meanwhile the Democratic Party split, with major opposition from Peace Democrats, who wanted a negotiated peace at any cost
1864: The Civil War Election - Cornell University President Abraham Lincoln’s candidacy was widely contested, and his bid for re-election was seriously challenged from within his own party In an effort to appeal to more Democratic Party supporters, Lincoln’s Republican Party renamed itself the National Union Party
Election of 1864 - (AP US History) - Fiveable The Election of 1864 was a pivotal presidential election held during the American Civil War, in which incumbent President Abraham Lincoln sought reelection against Democratic candidate George B McClellan
1864 National Election - U. S. Election History Results of the presidential election of 1864, won by Abraham Lincoln with 212 electoral votes Lincoln died from an assassin’s bullet on April 15, 1865, replaced by Andrew Johnson Kansas, Nevada and West Virginia become states during this election cycle
The U. S. Presidential Election of 1864 — History is Now Magazine . . . In August 1864, President Lincoln believed he was facing defeat in the upcoming presidential election There were no polls as we have today; politicians had to sense what was happening and talk with local men to understand what was going on And what Lincoln heard must have been disturbing