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Abraham Lincoln won the 1858 Republican Party nomination for senator for Illinois.

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In 1858 the Illinois republican nominee for the senate was a relative unknown named?

Abraham Lincoln


What was the greatest threats to US democracy claimed by the Illinois Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln in 1858?

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.


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 challenged Stephen Douglas in the Illinois senate race of 1858?

Stephen A. Douglas debated Lincoln in a famous series of debates in 1858. They were campaigning for the office of US Senator from Illinois. The debates attracted national attention and were published in the newspapers in the East as well as the Midwest.


What was Abraham Lincoln's formal acceptance speech for the acceptance of the Republican Party's nomination for the US Senate?

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.