Candidates:Republican Party: Abraham Lincoln (Illinois) and Andrew Johnson (Tennessee)Democratic Party: George McClellan (New York) and George Pendleton (Ohio) Election Results Lincoln/Johnson: 212 electoral votes, 2.21 million popular votes McClellan/Pendleton: 21 electoral votes, 1.81 million popular votes Summary: In the midst of a terrible civil war with the body count mounting, the execution of a presidential … Continue reading 1864: Lincoln and a Referendum on the Union Effort