In the election of 1860,
A) Abraham Lincoln was elected with much less than half of the popular vote.
B) the Republican political platform called for an end to slavery.
C) Abraham Lincoln's relative obscurity proved to be a drawback.
D) Stephen Douglas narrowly lost in the electoral vote.
E) disenchanted northern Democrats nominated John Bell for president.

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Lincoln was elected with less than half of the popular vote due to a split in the Democratic Party and the presence of multiple candidates, which allowed him to win the presidency with a plurality of the vote.

In the Election of 1860