Which statement best describes the results of the 1860 presidential election? a)lincoln won the popular vote, but douglas won the electoral vote. b)lincoln won the electoral vote, but douglas won the popular vote. c)lincoln won more than 50 percent of the electoral vote. d)lincoln won more than 50 percent of the popular vote.

The correct answer is C) Lincoln won more than 50 percent of the electoral vote.

The statement that best describes the results of the 1860 presidential election is "Lincoln won more than 50 percent of the electoral vote."

The 19th election of the United States was held on November 6, 1860. Republican Candidate Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democratic candidate John C. Breckenridge. Lincoln, former Senator from Illinois, won the electoral vote 180-72. Although during the campaign, the Republican candidate had promise said that his government would not interfere with the issue of slavery in the southern states, he also said that further extension of slavery into other territories would be prohibited. Lincoln's victory and the Republican platform were causes that accelerated the beginning of the US Civil War.