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Stephen Arnold Douglas (né Douglass; April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois.A U.S. Senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party to run for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln.
Illinois was the home state of both major party nominees, Republican candidate and former Whig congressman Abraham Lincoln as well as Democratic candidate Senator Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln's running mate was Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine while Douglas' running mate was 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson.
Six candidates were running: Stephen A. Douglas from Illinois, James Guthrie from Kentucky, Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter from Virginia, Joseph Lane from Oregon, Daniel S. Dickinson from New York, and Andrew Johnson from Tennessee, while three other candidates, Isaac Toucey from Connecticut, James Pearce from Maryland, and Jefferson Davis ...
They defeated the Southern Democratic nominee 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon as well as Democratic nominee Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Lincoln won the state by a narrow ...
Michigan was won by the Republican nominee, Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. They defeated the Democratic nominee, Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate with 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. [1] Lincoln won the state by a margin of 15.24%.
Running mate Joseph Lane: Edward Everett: Electoral vote 0 0 Popular vote 33,975 9,136 ... Stephen A. Douglas Democratic John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic
They defeated the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky) and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon as well as Democratic candidate Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Bell won the state by a narrow ...
The Democratic Party was wounded from its devastating losses in the 1854–1855 midterm elections. Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, who had sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act, entered the race in opposition to President Franklin Pierce. The Pennsylvania delegation continued to sponsor its favorite son Buchanan.