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
Abraham Lincoln won the 1858 Republican Party nomination for senator for Illinois.
On June 18, 1858, Abraham Lincoln formally accepted the Republican Party's nomination to the US senate of Illinois. His speech is known as the "House Divided" speech.
Abraham Lincoln was the winning Republican candidate for president in 1860.
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln won the 1858 Republican Party nomination for senator for Illinois.
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Abraham Lincoln was the Republican. He ran against Stephen Douglas, a Democrat in 1858. Douglas won.
ANSWER:The Republican National Convention met in Chicago, Illinois, on May 16, 1860. Abraham Lincoln won the nomination on the 3rd Ballot.
Abraham Lincoln won the 1858 Republican Party nomination for senator for Illinois.
1856:Lincoln helped to create the Republican Party in Illinois.
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