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Re: 1860 Presidential Election
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Edith Fensom <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 26 Feb 2004 21:45:39 +0000
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The southern states did not secede from the union until after the election of  1860 so Lincoln should have been on the ballot in North Carolina and Virginia.

Edith
> I have read that Raleigh County, VA/WV did not cast a single vote for Abe
> Lincoln in the 1860 Presidential election. I also have read that Lincoln
> received 1402 total votes in the entire state. There are 2 questions begging
to
> be
> asked. Was Lincoln on the ballot in Raleigh County? Was Lincoln on the  ballot
> in all VA counties?

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