The above map shows the results of the 1888 presidential election. benjamin harrison’s votes are shown in orange, and grover cleveland’s votes are in blue. which of the two candidates won this election, and why did he win it?
a.
harrison won because he received more popular votes.
b.
cleveland won because he received more electoral votes.
c.
harrison won because he received more electoral votes.
d.
cleveland won because he received more popular votes.

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.