All of the following statements regarding Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 are true except he
a. only carried one southern state.
b. received less than 40 percent of the popular vote.
c. won every free state.
d. won by a substantial margin in the electoral college.
e. received more popular votes than Breckinridge.
a
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