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Events on Tuesday 8 November 1864 1
1864Abraham Lincoln re-elected PresidentUnion voters endorse continuing the warLincoln won a second term over Democratic challenger George B. McClellan, with recent Union military successes, including the fall of Atlanta, bolstering his campaign. The result confirmed the North's commitment to prosecuting the Civil War to its conclusion.