text_original: In the contest upon the questions as they existed, the victory of Lincoln was certain. If all the votes given to all the opposing candidates had been concentrated and cast for a "fusion ticket," as was wholly or partly done in five States, the result would have been changed nowhere except in New Jersey, California, and Oregon; Lincoln would still have received but 11 fewer, or 169 electoral votes  majority of 35 in the entire electoral college.
text_transcription: IN THE CONTEST UPON THE QUESTIONS AS THEY EXISTED THE VICTORY OF LINCOLN WAS CERTAIN IF ALL THE VOTES GIVEN TO ALL THE OPPOSING CANDIDATES HAD BEEN CONCENTRATED AND CAST IN A FUSION TICKET AS WAS WHOLLY OR PARTLY DONE IN FIVE STATES THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED NOWHERE EXCEPT IN NEW JERSEY CALIFORNIA AND OREGON LINCOLN WOULD STILL HAVE RECEIVED BUT ELEVEN FEWER OR ONE HUNDRED SIXTY NINE ELECTORAL VOTES MAJORITY OF THIRTY FIVE IN THE ENTIRE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
phonemes: ɪnðə kˈɑːntɛst əpˌɑːn ðə kwˈɛstʃənz æz ðeɪ ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd, ðə vˈɪktɚɹi ʌv lˈɪŋkən wʌz sˈɜːʔn̩. ɪf ˈɔːl ðə vˈoʊts ɡˈɪvən tʊ ˈɔːl ðɪ əpˈoʊzɪŋ kˈændᵻdˌeɪts hɐdbɪn kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd ænd kˈæst fɚɹə "fjˈuːʒən tˈɪkɪt," æz wʌz hˈoʊli ɔːɹ pˈɑːɹtli dˈʌn ɪn fˈaɪv stˈeɪts, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn tʃˈeɪndʒd nˈoʊwɛɹ ɛksˈɛpt ɪn nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi, kˌælɪfˈɔːɹniə, ænd ˈɔːɹɪɡən; lˈɪŋkən wʊd stˈɪl hæv ɹᵻsˈiːvd bˌʌt ɪlˈɛvən fjˈuːɚ, ɔːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl vˈoʊts mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ɪnðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚɹ ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ.