Which of the following statements are true about the 1860 presidential election

lincoln won with only 40 percent of the popular vote

seward was beaten out by lincoln in the election

a splintered republican party gave lincoln the win

lincoln won without being on many southern ballots

Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the three other candidates: Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Constitutional Union candidate John Bell, and Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, a U.S. senator for Illinois.

Which of the following statements are true about the 1860 presidential election

Lincoln won with only 40 percent of the popular vote

Seward was beaten out by Lincoln in the election

A splintered Republican Party gave Lincoln the win

Lincoln won without being on many southern ballots

ANSWER: Lincoln won with only 40 percent of the popular vote and Lincoln won without being on many southern ballots

the answer is definitley b!