In New Jersey, the "Fusion" ticket, as the combination was termed, was made up of three Douglas, two Bell, and two Breckinridge representatives.

Owing to the fact that some of the supporters of Douglas refused to vote for the Breckinridge and Bell candidates, Mr.Lincoln received four electoral votes in New Jersey, though, in the aggregate popular vote, the majority was against him.

In California and Oregon he received pluralities.

In every other free State he had an absolute majority.
Breckinridge carried every slave State except four,--Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee voting for Bell, and Missouri voting for Douglas.
The long political struggle was over.

A more serious one was about to begin.