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How Abraham Lincoln won New Jersey

February 16, 2026 12:08 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:08 pm

Abraham Lincoln won four electoral votes in New Jersey in 1860, with three electors pledged to a fusion ticket that would back one of three Democrats who had the best shot at winning after Election Day. There was no public...

How Abraham Lincoln won New Jersey

February 17, 2025 12:07 amFebruary 16, 2025 3:42 pm

Abraham Lincoln won four electoral votes in New Jersey in 1860, with three electors pledged to a fusion ticket that would back one of three Democrats who had the best shot at winning after Election Day. There was no public...

How Abraham Lincoln won New Jersey

February 19, 2024 12:07 amFebruary 18, 2024 11:01 pm

Abraham Lincoln won four electoral votes in New Jersey in 1860, with three electors pledged to a fusion ticket that would back one of three Democrats who had the best shot at winning after Election Day. There was no public...

How Abraham Lincoln won New Jersey

February 20, 2023 12:07 amFebruary 20, 2023 12:01 am

Abraham Lincoln won four electoral votes in New Jersey in 1860, with three electors pledged to a fusion ticket that would back one of three Democrats who had the best shot at winning after Election Day. There was no public...

How Abraham Lincoln won New Jersey

February 21, 2022 12:05 amJuly 22, 2022 3:17 pm

Abraham Lincoln won four electoral votes in New Jersey in 1860, with three electors pledged to a fusion ticket that would back one of three Democrats who had the best shot at winning after Election Day. There was no public...

How Abraham Lincoln won New Jersey

February 15, 2021 12:05 amFebruary 13, 2021 6:24 pm

Abraham Lincoln won four electoral votes in New Jersey in 1860, with three electors pledged to a fusion ticket that would back one of three Democrats who had the best shot at winning after Election Day. There was no public...

Kim is first Democrat to win his seat twice in 160 years

November 10, 2020 4:40 pmNovember 10, 2020 4:46 pm

Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) has become the first Burlington County Democrat to win re-election to Congress since John Stratton won a second term in 1860, securing one of the most heavily-Republican House seats in New Jersey over the last 164...