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Stephen Douglas, who defeated Abraham Lincoln in the election (which was conducted in the Illinois legislature). Nonetheless, Lincoln became the popular Republican candidate for President in 1860, defeating Douglas who was the Democratic candidate.

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The famous political race for the Senate Seat of Illinois was in 1858. It was between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas went on to win the election.

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Abraham Lincoln ran for the US senate seat of Illinois in 1856. He lost to Lyman Trumbull, a Democrat.

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Stephan Douglas won the elections after the Lincoln Douglas debates.

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it is Stephen Douglas

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Abe lincoln

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Who was Nominated by the republicans in 1858 to run for the senate from Illinois?

Abraham Lincoln won the 1858 Republican Party nomination for senator for Illinois.


Who won the Lincoln- Douglas debate?

Stephen Douglas won the election.


Who was the Republican challenger for the Illinois Senate race in 1858?

Abraham Lincoln was the Republican. He ran against Stephen Douglas, a Democrat in 1858. Douglas won.


How long was Lincoln a US senator of Illinois?

Lincoln was never a US senator. He served one term -- two years -- in Congress long before he was President. He ran for Senator in 1858, attracted national attention for his debates with Stephen Douglas, but lost the election to Douglas.


Did Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas ran for reelection in 1858 against Abraham Lincoln and won?

From 1788 until 1912, each state legislature was responsible for electing the state's U.S. senators. It wasn't until the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on 8 Apr 1913 that direct election by a state's voting public was required to elect a U.S. senator.Although a majority of the voters of Illinois favored Abraham Lincoln in the state's 1858 U.S. senate election, the Illinois legislature voted 54-46 in favor of Stephen A. Douglas.


Who was nominated by the Republicans in 1858 to run for the senate seat from Illinois?

Abraham Lincoln won the 1858 Republican Party nomination for senator for Illinois.


Did Abraham Lincoln win the position of US senator for Illinois?

No, Douglas did. In 1859, the Illinois legislature selected Douglas for the U.S. Senate over Lincoln by a vote of 54 to 46.


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If you are asking when he first entered politics, he was elected for the first time in 1996, when he won an election to the Illinois State Senate. He served three terms, before winning a seat in the US Senate in 2004. And he won the presidency in 2008 (and again in 2012).


Which candidate won the contest Senate of 1858?

Stephen Douglas


How many time was Obama re elected as Illinois state senator?

Mr. Obama's political career began in 1996, when he won his first election to the Illinois state senate. After that, he was elected two more times, before running for (and winning) a seat in the US Senate in 2004.


Did Lincoln beat Douglas in a landslide during the reelection?

Stephen A. Douglas was not a candidate when Abraham Lincoln ran for re-election in 1864. The only times Lincoln ran against Douglas were in the 1858 election for U.S. Senator from Illinois, which Douglas won with 54% of the vote, and the 1860 election for U.S. President, which Lincoln won with 55% of the vote.


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