11 February 1858Republican Popular VoteAbraham Lincoln
Republicans gain strong popular support but fail to win enough legislative seats
Historical records for United States of America in 1858, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Republicans gain strong popular support but fail to win enough legislative seats
Illinois voters choose legislators who will decide the Senate contest
Republicans win more popular votes but Democrats retain control of the legislature and reelect Stephen Douglas
Lincoln debates Douglas at Galesburg and strengthens his Republican profile
Lincoln answers Douglas and defends the Republican position in Chicago
Birth of Theodore Roosevelt
Lincoln debates Douglas at Quincy in the sixth joint debate
Lincoln campaigns across Illinois for Republican legislative candidates
Lincoln loses the Senate contest but gains national recognition
Lincoln debates Douglas at Jonesboro during the Illinois Senate campaign
Lincoln closes the joint debate series against Douglas at Alton
Lincoln accepts the Senate nomination with his House Divided speech
Illinois Republicans nominate Lincoln as their candidate for the United States Senate
Lincoln begins campaigning against Stephen A Douglas for the Illinois Senate seat
Lincoln continues his Senate campaign with a major Springfield speech
Lincoln debates Douglas at Charleston before a large Illinois crowd
Lincoln debates Douglas at Ottawa in the first joint debate
Lincoln debates Stephen Douglas over slavery and popular sovereignty during the Illinois Senate campaign
Lincoln forces Douglas to explain how settlers could restrict slavery after the Dred Scott decision
Lincoln debates Douglas at Freeport and presses him on territorial slavery
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