In the presidential election of 1860, which of the following is NOT true?
a. Voting split along sectional lines.
b. Stephen Douglas won the highest popular vote, but received fewer electoral votes than Lincoln.
c. Abraham Lincoln won the electoral vote but not a majority of the popular vote.
d. Stephen Douglas won the Democratic vote outside the South.
e. Voters in the South split their vote between the Southern Democratic candidate and the candidate of the Constitutional Union Party.
Ans: b. Stephen Douglas won the highest popular vote, but received fewer electoral votes than Lincoln.
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