Abraham Lincoln was elected to the state legislature in 1834.
It was the first year he was elected to an office. He was elected to the State Assembly, in Illinois.
Illinois State Assemblyman. He ran and lost in 1832, and ran again in 1834, and won.
Lincoln was elected to the US House of Representatives on March 4, 1847, and served for two years. He had previously held office in the Illinois House from 1834-1842.
Lincoln was elected in 1834
1834
State legislature
John Wilkes Booth's original plan was to kidnapp Lincoln and hold him hostage.
He ran for the state legislature in 1832. That was his first attempt to gain public office, though he lost. He ran again for state legislature in Illinois in 1834, and won.
Gov. Levi Lincoln House was created in 1834.
The state assembly of Illinois.
Lincoln was elected to the US House of Representatives on March 4, 1847, and served for two years. He had previously held office in the Illinois House from 1834-1842.