A <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/United_States_presidential_election" title="United States presidential election" id="mwXg">United States presidential election</a> was held on November 6, 1860. The <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/History_of_the_Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="History of the Republican Party (United States)" id="mwXw">Republican Party</a> ticket of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln" id="mwYA">Abraham Lincoln</a> and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Hannibal_Hamlin" title="Hannibal Hamlin" id="mwYQ">Hannibal Hamlin</a> emerged victorious.
