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.
No
Thomas Jefferson
Republican Party candidate incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate George McClellan. In the 1864 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 212 electoral votes and George McClellan received 21 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln 2,218,388 and McClellan 1,812,807.
there was no significance.
The noun elect is an abstract noun as a word for a carefully chosen group; those worthy of being chosen. The noun 'elect' is a plural form uncountable noun preceded by the article 'the'.The abstract noun forms of the verb to elect are elector, election, and the gerund, electing.
Lincoln lost
Stephen Douglas won the election.
2014. What Date?
They finally awarded the election to Senator Al Franken (D-MN).
There are four decision makers in deciding which candidates get party campaign funds for senatorial election. These include the national chairman, the party caucus, the national convention chair, and the chair of the senatorial campaign committee.
There are four decision makers in deciding which candidates get party campaign funds for senatorial election. These include the national chairman, the party caucus, the national convention chair, and the chair of the senatorial campaign committee.
No, at the end of all seven debates between the two men, Douglas beat Lincoln in the election to retain his Illinois senate seat. While it can be said that each man made important points, Senator Douglas had the edge having been the incumbent candidate.
No, you vote for the US Senator for your specific senatorial district.
The 17th amendment took the power for selecting senators from the state legislators and gave it to the populous. This made the senatorial races a direct election instead of an indirect election.
Illinois voted in favor of President Obama.
Richard Durbin (D) and Tammy Duckworth (D) are the U.S. Senators representing Illinois. Durbin's next election will be in 2020. Duckworth's next election will be in 2022.
In the most recent senatorial election, the incumbent Republican John Cornyn was opposed unsuccessfully by Democrat Rick Noriega.