1869 Dixieland Presidential Election (Deo Vindice)

The 1869 Dixieland Presidential Election was the third quadrennial presidential election in the Dixieland Confederation, held on wednesday November 10th, 1869. This was the first contested election and it was between Andrew J. Hamilton of the Democratic Party and Nathan B. Forrest of the Southern Constitution Party, this was the first election in which South Missouri and Cumberland could participate in

Background
Jefferson Davis decided to set a precedent like George Washington and decided not to run for a third time, this left the door open for many new parties and candidates to emerge on the scene to get some of the presidential pie

Democratic Nomination
Since Jefferson Davis was no longer in the picture, several candidates emerged and the convention was fierce, it was ultimatley decided however to nominate Alexander J. Hamilton of Texas for president and Judah P. Benjamin of Louisiana for Vice President

Campaign
Due to the new 2 party system that had emerged, campaigning was fierce, with Forrest Supporters calling Hamilton a unionist, Forrest and Breckenridge had the most fierce campaign, this had now emerged a more moderate-leaning Democratic Party and a more conservative-leaning Southern Constitution Party, which would define the early history of the confederation

Results
Despite the fierce campaigning, Andrew J. Hamilton won by a landslide, winning 59 out of 91 Electoral Votes, and 8 out of 11 states