Election of 1860
Vote for Stephen Douglas
Democrat (Northern)
Biography
Douglas held United States Senate seat since 1847, supporting both the expansion of the United States to include the entire continent and the Mexican war. In 1858 , he was opposed by Lincoln. The two held seven nationally-covered debates across the state of Illinois. Douglas retained the seat
Views on Slavery
Wanted the people of the territories to be able to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted slavery
Slogan
No railsplitter can split this union