1864 Presidential Election

The 1864 US Presidential Election was the 20th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 8th 1864.

It saw incumbent Republican Abraham Lincoln get reelected against democrat George B McClellan. Lincoln was assassinated not long after inauguration and was replaced by 14th president, Andrew Johnson from the National Union. It was preceded by the 1860 election and succeeded by the 1868 election.