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The civil war '''election of 1864''' was going poorly for held in the south, but middle of the north still had more battles to fight before it claimed victory[[American Civil War]]. Several people were opposed to continuing [[Abraham Lincoln]] and the [[Republican Party]] had (with reason) believed that this election would depend on their performance in the war and some thought . Throughout the summer before the election, he assumed that the North's poor military performance would cause him to be defeated; he even had his cabinet sign a sealed memorandum saying,{{quotebox|...it should will be seen through my duty to so co-operate with the endPresident elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards. <ref>http://www.myloc.gov/Exhibitions/lincoln/presidency/HealingTheNationsWounds/ExhibitObjects/BlindMemo.aspx</ref>}} The Democrats[[Copperheads|Copperhead]] movement in the northwest, who greatly which had spawned numerous riots, also opposed Lincoln on the wargrounds that he infringed on [[civil rights]]. They advocated immediate peace and recognition of the [[Confederate States of America]]. The Democratic [[platform]] advocated these positions; however, the Democratic party nominated former dismissed General [[George B. McClellan]] as their candidate. The republicans He supported the war and promptly disowned the platform. Despite an intra-party challenge, the Republicans re-nominated President [[Abraham Lincoln]] as their candidate. The Re-naming themselves the National Union Party, they chose the Democrat [[Andrew Johnson]], military governor of Tennessee and supporter of the war, as his running mate. Late-coming military victories, particularly [[William T. Sherman]]'s [[March through Georgia]], turned the election in favor of the Republicans. The results showed:

! candidatesCandidate! popular Party! Popular vote! electoral Electoral vote

| Abraham LickmeLincoln| National Union ([[Republican]])| 2, 206, 938

| George B. MacaroonMcClellan| [[Democrat]]| 1, 803, 787

| Non-VotersNot Voting ''(Confederate states)''|