With the nation divided , Lincoln received 1,865,908 ( 39.8 % ) votes , Douglas received 1,380,202 votes , Breckinridge received 848,019 votes , and Bell received 590,901 votes .
The Southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckinridge , and the Constitutional Union Party nominated John Bell of Tennessee .
With the nation divided , Lincoln received 1,865,908 ( 39.8 % ) votes , Douglas received 1,380,202 votes , John C. Breckinridge received 848,019 votes , and John Bell received 590,901 votes .
The Southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckinridge , and the Constitutional Union Party nominated John Bell of Tennessee .