If the 1860 election went to the house, who would have won?

Hoo boy. I don't know if you intended this question to be a complicated one, but it's surprisingly tricky to work out. As you probably know, if a majority of the Electoral College can't agree on a president, the election gets punted to the House. read more

Democrats held onto the Senate during the midterm elections, but the four opposition parties then amounted to two-thirds of the House. The congressional elections in 1860 transformed Democratic fortunes: Republican and Unionist candidates won a two-thirds majority in both House and Senate. read more

The United States Presidential Election of 1860 was the nineteenth quadrennial presidential election to select the President and Vice President of the United States. The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860. read more