Question

In 1858, abraham lincoln lost the senate seat to stephen Douglas because

Answer 1

The right answer is D. Democrats won the majority in the legislature.

While Douglas professed indifference to the moral question of slavery, Lincoln had a view that the American government could not persist as a half slave and half free state. If Lincoln had the better of the argument in the long view, Douglas had the better of a close election in traditionally Democratic Illinois. Douglas retained his Senate seat (senators were then selected by legislatures, not by a popular vote), but Lincoln’s energetic campaign had made him a national figure well positioned to become the Republican presidential candidate in 1860.

Answer 2

I believe it is D.........