Abraham Lincoln6 1858
Lincoln begins campaigning against Stephen A Douglas for the Illinois Senate seat
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Lincoln begins campaigning against Stephen A Douglas for the Illinois Senate seat
Runs unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from Illinois.
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