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Lot 1153: 1860 Massachusetts Election Ballot

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Lot 1153: 1860 Massachusetts Election Ballot
<b>Political</b><hr><b>Ran Against Lincoln for President</b>

<b>1860. Massachusetts Election Ballot for John Bell, the presidential candidate for the Constitutional Union Party. </b>
Headed “National Union Ticket. For President John Bell of Tennessee, For Vice President, Edward Everett of Massachusetts”, 5.75” x 7.5, and listing the Electors at Large, By District, as well the top of the state slate.

This third party candidate helped split the vote between Breckinridge and Douglas, allowing Lincoln to win the election with barely 40% of the popular vote.