Who was chosen as the Republican presidential candidate in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Salmon P. Chase
Ulysses S. Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
Answer
The Republican Party's presidential candidate in 1860 was Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln emerged as the front-runner after a fiercely contested Republican National Convention in Chicago. His victory marked a significant turning point in American history, as it set the stage for the upcoming presidential election, which would ultimately lead to the outbreak of the American Civil War and shape the course of the nation.
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