March 4, 1861
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Abraham Lincoln ran for U.S. President in 1860 and in 1864 (he won in both years).
He was a senate in 1842. From, Maddy
because he wanted to
Stephen Douglas defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois Senate election.
He didn't run for president.He was the VP under Lincoln during the civil war. Became president when Lincoln died and served in the senate.
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Abraham Lincoln wanted to run for the Senate so that he could make laws to stop slavery in America.
Abraham Lincoln wanted to run for the Senate so that he could make laws to stop slavery in America.
Abraham Lincoln wanted to run for the Senate so that he could make laws to stop slavery in America.
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1858 was an off-year election. The Republicans gained six Senate seats and 26 House seats , thereby showing greater strength as a national party. Lincoln was defeated in his bid for a Senate seat, but his campaign debates attracted national attention and helped him get the Republican nomination and win the election as President in 1860. If Lincoln had been elected to the Senate in 1858, he might not have wanted to run for President in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln wanted to run for the Senate so that he could make laws to stop slavery in America.
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.