This election was the subject of the Henry Louis Stephens cartoon "Three to One
This election was the subject of the Henry Louis Stephens cartoon "Three to One You Don't Get It." A third party in this election had candidates such as John J Crittenden and Edward Everett, who both held Cabinet positions in the Fillmore administration. That party eventually chose John Bell of Tennessee as their choice for the Presidency, and Bell would carry his home state, Kentucky, and Virginia. This election saw the Democrats breaking into Northern and Southern contingents, causing Democratic candidates Stephen Douglas and John Breckenridge to hand the election to the Republican ticket. For 10 points, name this election that was trigger for the secession of seven states, a victory for Abraham Lincoln.
This election was the subject of the Henry Louis Stephens cartoon "Three to One
Election of 1860