Dear Listers: Can someone explain the following passage to me? It indicates that a small majority won the election, but then it says that no state had a majority in the November election? "The vote of the seven southern states to secede was won by only a narrow margin. Only 60-80% of the population voted. And in no state did the Secessionists receive a vote large enough to have been a majority in the November election." Thanks for the explanation. Regards, Diana Kercheval Bennett To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html