Continued from June 19 (reply #27)
The general election resulted in a three-way race between the Republican Fremont, the Southern-leaning Democrat James Buchanan, and American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. When the votes were counted, Weed’s advice to Seward proved correct. Though the Republican Party showed considerable strength throughout the North in its first national effort, winning eleven states, the South threw its strength behind Democrat James Buchanan, who emerged the victor. In addition to his overwhelming strength in the South, Buchanan captured four Northern states – Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey – the states destined to be the battleground in the 1860 election. Fillmore and the American Party captured only tiny Maryland.
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals
