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27 November, 11:40

Why did Stephen A. Douglas win the Illinois Senate seat in 1858, even though Abraham Lincoln won the popular vote?

A. Illinois wanted to be a slave state

B. state legislatures elected senators, not the popular vote

C. there was a second secret election

D. there was a miscount of the ballots

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  1. 27 November, 11:53
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    The correct answer is A

    The Illinois legislature was ran by Democrats, and Mr. Douglas was a Democrat.

    So they chose Douglas instead of Lincoln.
  2. 27 November, 12:01
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    The Illinois legislature was ran by Democrats, and Mr. Douglas was a Democrat. So they chose Douglas instead of Lincoln.
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