Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeatingJohn Breckinridge. In the 1860 presidential election AbrahamLincoln received 180 electoral votes (59.4%), John Breckinridgereceived 72 electoral votes, John Bell received 39 electoral votes,and Stephen Douglas received 12 electoral votes. The popular votetotals were Lincoln 1,865,908 (39.8%), Breckinridge 848,019(18.1%), Bell 590,901 (12.6%), and Douglas 1,380,202 (29.5%).Lincoln received his 180 electoral votes from 18 of the 33 states.He did not receive electoral votes from any southern state.