USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Lincoln-Douglas Debates In 1858, Abraham Lincoln was nominated by the newly formed Illinois Republican Party to run for the U.S. Senate against Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas was a well-known national politician who attracted attention everywhere.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lincoln-Douglas debates, series of seven debates between the Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas and Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois senatorial campaign, largely concerning the issue of slavery extension into the territories.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the summer and the fall of 1858 two of the most influential statesmen of the late antebellum era, Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln faced off in a series of debates focused on slavery as they vied for a United States Senate seat representing Illinois.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1858, the newly formed Republican Party chose Abraham Lincoln to be its candidate for U. S. senator. This was the first time in the history of the state that a major political party had nominated a candidate for the U. S. Senate before the legislative elections.