Who was the Repulican candidate in the election of 1858?

Answer 1

In the election of 1858, democrat Stephen A. Douglas from IL ran for reelection to the senate and republican Abraham Lincoln ran against him. Douglas won, but Lincoln became a national figure.

Answer 2

The 1856 Republican Nominee for U. S. President, the first Republican Presidential Nominee, was John C. Fremont. The Republicans were a new party in 1856 and could not compete with the well-established Democratic Party organization. The Democrats won 45% of the popular vote and carried 19 states. The Republicans won 33% and carried 14 states, all in the North. There was also a competing third-party, the "Know-Nothings" who got 21.6% of the popular vote and actually carried Maryland.

Answer 3

Republican Party candidate James Garfield won the 1880 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Winfield Hancock.