WASHiNGTON DC ON MARCH 4, 1861 LiNCOLN WAS SWORN iNIllinois
Lincoln was in his house in springfield Illinois when he found out that he was elected president.
He was elected into the Illinois state legislature, became a Congressman, retired to practice law, resumed politics and ran for president.
He was living in Springfield, Illinois when he was elected in 1860.
Lincoln was elected to the US House of Representatives as a congressman from Illinois in 1846. He served in that capacity the years of 1847 - 1849.
Was it Illinois or New York??
Abraham Lincoln was living in Springfield, Illinois, when he was elected President, for his first term.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky but lived in Illinois when he was elected. Ronald Reagan was born in Illinois but lived in California when elected. Barak Obama was born in Hawaii but lived in Illinois when elected.
They were both from Illinois when they were first elected president -- Lincoln in 1860 and Obama in 2008.
Lincoln's state of residence was Illinois. He was elected to Congress as a representative of Illinois. He was a member of the Illinois General Assembly. He is buried in Springfield, Illinois, his hometown.
When he was elected President, he was living in Illinois.
Lincoln lived in Illinois all of his adult life, if that is what you are asking. He was elected to Congress from Illinois in 1834 , long before he was President. His campaign for Illinois senator put him into the national spotlight even though he loist.