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.
In the famous senate race in which Abraham Lincoln made his name, his opponent was Stephen A. Douglas. The debates from this senate race are known as the Lincoln-Douglass debates.
Abraham Lincoln ran for the US Senate from Illinois but lost to Stephen A. Douglas. The famous Lincoln-Douglas debates took place during this campaign.
Stephen Douglas beat Abraham Lincoln in the Senate race.
no- he lost his battle for the Senate to Stephen A. Douglas in 1858.
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debated each other during the Illinois Senate race in 1858. The series of debates, known as the Lincoln-Douglas debates, highlighted their differing views on slavery. Although Lincoln gained national recognition from the debates, Douglas ultimately won the Senate seat.
Stephen Douglas defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois Senate election.
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In the famous senate race in which Abraham Lincoln made his name, his opponent was Stephen A. Douglas. The debates from this senate race are known as the Lincoln-Douglass debates.
Lincoln never held a seat in the US Senate, but he ran for it in 1858 against Douglas.