What party and person won the election of 1860?

Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won the election of 1860. He won a plurality of popular votes as well as a majority of Electoral College votes. The dominant issue of the election was the status of slavery in the nation. The election results led directly to the secession of states in the South and to the Civil War (1861–1865).
It was somewhat surprising that Lincoln was nominated by the Republicans. He had lost the 1858 Senate election to Stephen Douglas in Illinois. Also, most thought William Seward of New York would be chosen as the Republican nominee. But Lincoln won the nomination on the third ballot.
Lincoln won the general election largely because his opposition was divided. The Democrats were split: Stephen Douglas represented the Northern Democrats and John Breckinridge stood for the Southern Democrats. John Bell, who represented the new Constitutional Unionists, was the fourth candidate.
The South refused to accept the election results.