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Stephen Douglas won against Abraham Lincoln when running for US Senate
Just before he ran for president, he ran for Senate.
He was the VP under Lincoln during the civil war. He became president when Lincoln died and before that was in the Senate.
In the famous senate race in which Abraham Lincoln made his name, his opponent was Stephen A. Douglas. The debates from this senate race are known as the Lincoln-Douglass debates.
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He was a senate in 1842. From, Maddy
Stephen Douglas beat Abraham Lincoln in the Senate race.
In the famous senate race in which Abraham Lincoln made his name, his opponent was Stephen A. Douglas. The debates from this senate race are known as the Lincoln-Douglass debates.
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