Statistics for Election of 1860 Trivia

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Victor	Abraham Lincoln	100%
Their Home State	Illinois	100%
Their Home State	Illinois	100%
	Kentucky	100%
Their Home State	Kentucky	100%
War That was Started by This Election	Civil War	92%
Their Party	Democrat	92%
Their Party	Republican	92%
Major Issue of the Election Especially for the Winning Party	Slavery	92%
State That Started this War (first to secede)	South Carolina	92%
Their Party	Southern Democrat	92%
Future President who Failed to Win the Nomination (Often Considered to be the Worst President in US History)	Andrew Johnson	85%
State They Won	Missouri	85%
	Tennessee	85%
Their Home State	Tennessee	85%
The States they Won	Virginia	85%
State With the Smallest Margin (0.09%)	Virginia	85%
	Oregon	69%
State With the Largest Margin (56%)	Vermont	69%
Candidate Who Won Just 1 State	Stephen A Douglas	62%
Their Running Mate	Hannibal Hamlin	54%
Opponent	John C Breckenridge	54%
States in Which this Was Their First Election	Minnesota	54%
Candidate Who Won Just 3 States	John Bell	46%
Their Party	Constitutional Union	38%
Their Running Mate	Joseph Lane	31%
Their Running Mate	Edward Everett	23%
Largest Third Party that Didn't Win a State Despite winning 51% of the vote in New Jersey	Fusion	23%
Their Running Mate	Herschel Vespasian	8%