Abraham Lincoln Debates Stephen Douglas Who Won
But while lincoln may have won the debates he lost the election.
Abraham lincoln debates stephen douglas who won. Oratorical odyssey of abraham lincoln and stephen a. They held seven debates across illinois over two months. The democrats won a majority of district contests and returned douglas to washington. 3 the november december 1997 issue pp.
The lincoln douglas debates who won. Neither abraham lincoln nor stephen douglas won a popular election that fall. Under rules governing senate elections voters cast their ballots for local legislators who then choose a senator. The lincoln douglas debates also known as the great debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between abraham lincoln the republican party candidate for the united states senate from illinois and incumbent senator stephen douglas the democratic party candidate.
Stephen arnold douglas april 23 1813 june 3 1861 was an american politician and lawyer from illinois he was one of two democratic party nominees for president in the 1860 presidential election which was won by republican abraham lincoln douglas had. In 1858 republican abraham lincoln and democrat stephen douglas ran to represent illinois in the senate. Asked by wiki user 7 8 9 answer top answer wiki user answered 2017 06 09 13 31 10 2017 06 09 13 31 10 stephen douglas won the election. Douglas may offer more than a few lessons in the power of persuasive.
Douglas and republican challenger abraham lincoln during the 1858 illinois senatorial campaign largely concerning the issue of slavery extension into the territories. Douglas by gordon leidner of great american history the following article was originally published in the lincolnian the newsletter of the lincoln group of the district of columbia in vol. The major issue in the debates they had during the campaign centered around slavery. The format was the same.
The first candidate spoke.