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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1858 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 02, 1858 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 02, 1858 - 11:00pm
Term Start March 04, 1859 - 12:00pm
Term End June 03, 1861 - 12:00pm
ContributorBob
Last Modifiedev May 11, 2010 01:32pm
Data Sources
DescriptionTerm end due to death.

Aggregate General Assembly combined vote totals for both the State House and State Senate.

Republican - 244,242
Democrat - 211,124
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/05/1853
NameStephen A. Douglas Votes75 (78.95%)
Term03/04/1853 - 03/04/1859 Margin56 (+58.95%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name (I) Sen. Stephen A. Douglas Rep. Abraham Lincoln
PartyDemocratic Republican
Votes54 (54.00%) 46 (46.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -8 (-8.00%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
CU John J. Crittenden [L]
S BigZuck08
I E Pluribus Unum
D RBH
R PASteve

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Feb 08, 2006 03:00pm Election Guide The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858  Article Thomas Walker 

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