Stephen A. Douglas (Democrat)ran against Abraham Lincoln (Republican) in the Illinois senate race of 1858. This race was the occasion for the seven Lincoln-Douglas debates, which attracted national attention. Douglas won the senate election.
(Two years later ,in 1860, they both ran for President and Lincoln won.)
Abraham Lincoln
His debate partner was Senator Stephen Douglas from Illinois. Douglas was a celebrated debater and speaker.
Stephen Douglas won the election.
Abraham Lincoln wanted to run for the Senate so that he could make laws to stop slavery in America.
On October 23,2012,the first 2012 foundation debate was held at Hilton Chicago in Chicago,Illinois.
U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts narrowly beat the incumbent Vice President, Richard M. Nixon.
Lincoln was not elected to the Senate after the Lincoln-Douglas debate . US Senators were still elected by state legislatures, and in 1859, the Illinois legislature selected Douglas for the U.S. Senate over Lincoln by a vote of 54 to 46.
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, hence Lincoln-Douglas Debate.
A primary election is to select the candidates of a particular political party. They then go and debate at the General Election.
Kennedy
The two primary participants in the great debate over slavery prior to the election of 1858 were Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. Douglas, a Democratic senator from Illinois, advocated for popular sovereignty, allowing territories to decide on the legality of slavery. In contrast, Lincoln, representing the Republican Party, argued against the expansion of slavery into new territories and emphasized the moral and political issues surrounding it. Their debates during the Illinois Senate race in 1858 highlighted the deepening divisions over slavery in the United States.
The presidential election is a hot debate topic around November.