Sagot :
The correct answer is C. The Democratic Party ran two candidates in the elections.
Explanation
During the elections of the year, 1860 Abraham Lincoln (Republican candidate) was elected as president of the United States of America by obtaining 1'865,908 popular votes and 180 electoral votes. This election was characterized by having four candidates: Abraham Lincoln from the Republican Party; John Breckinridge and Stephen A Douglas from the Democratic Party; and John Bell of the Constitutional Union. This caused that the Democratic votes were divided into two candidates, while the votes of the Republican party were for a single candidate was Abraham Lincoln, allowing him a wide victory with 39% of the votes, while the second place was obtained by John Breckinridge. with 17% of the vote. So the answer is C. The Democratic Party ran two candidates in the elections.