Abraham Lincoln was the Republican. He ran against Stephen Douglas, a Democrat in 1858. Douglas won.
Illinois state
Both were running and wanted the same senate seat in Illinois so they set up debates with each other
Lincoln lost
Lincoln never held a seat in the US Senate, but he ran for it in 1858 against Douglas.
Abraham Lincoln ran against Stephen Douglas in the Illinois Senate race in 1858. Their famous series of debates, known as the Lincoln-Douglas debates, focused primarily on the issue of slavery and its expansion into the territories. Although Lincoln lost the election, the debates significantly raised his national profile and laid the groundwork for his future presidential campaign.
Abraham Lincoln won the 1858 Republican Party nomination for senator for Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln
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In 1858 when Abraham Lincoln was running for the Senate seat of Illinois held by Stephen Douglas, the Illinois Republican Party declared that slavery and Catholicism were the two greatest threats to American democracy.
Abraham Lincoln won the 1858 Republican Party nomination for senator for Illinois.
Stephen Douglas defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois Senate election.
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
Abe Lincoln.
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