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Why was Lincolnshire defeat in the 1858 senatorial race not considered a loss?
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Why was Lincoln's defeat in the 1858 senatorial race not considered a defeat?
Lincoln gained a large following that benefited him in future elections.
Who lost the senatorial election in 1858 in Illinois?
Lincoln lost
When did the Lincoln-Douglas debates take place?
In 1858, in time for the Senatorial elections in Illinois.
Why was lincolns defeat in the 1858 senatorial race not considered a loss?
Lincoln gained a large following that benefited him in future elections.
Why was Lincoln's defeat in the 1858 race not considered a loss?
Lincoln gained a large following that benefited him in future elections.
What two senatorial candidates held a series of debates in Illinois in 1858?
Stephen Douglas, and Abraham Lincoln
Who won the Lincoln- Douglas debate?
Stephen Douglas won the election.
What state did Stephen Douglas debate with Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 sentorial debates?
Illinois, where they were competing for a senatorial seat.
What did Lincoln argue in the senatorial debates against Douglass in 1858?
they disgree on the Nebraska-Kansas Act
What were two outcomes of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858?
One outcome was that Democrat Stephen A. Douglas won the 1858 Illinois senatorial election. The other was that it brought Lincoln to the national stage. This helped him and the new Republican Party gain publicity. Perhaps better said would be "more publicity" as the new Republican Party had what many called radical views in the USA in the 1850's.
Did Abraham Lincoln have messianic sentiment in the 1858 Illinois senatorial election?
Certainly the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates for the US senate seat of Senator Douglas of Illinois highlighted the differences between Republicans and Democrats on the slavery issue. It can be said, as well, that Lincoln's ideas reflected a growing messianic sentiment on the part of Lincoln. Lincoln's well known "House divided" speech invoked the words of Jesus Christ. Lincoln also made it clear in 1858 that slavery was not only a political issue but was a religious issue as well.
Who accomplished the one recorded defeat of lincoln?
Stephen A. Douglas, who Abraham Lincoln defeated in the 1860 Presidential Election, defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 U.S. Senate Election in Illinois.
