when was abraham lincoln elected

Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States on November 6, 1860. He won the election as the Republican candidate, securing a majority in the Electoral College with 180 electoral votes, despite receiving less than 40 percent of the popular vote. Lincoln's election marked a severe sectional split in the country, especially over slavery, and in the months following the election, seven Southern states seceded, leading to the outbreak of the American Civil War. He was inaugurated as president on March 4, 1861.