In what ways was the Illinois Senate election of 1858 important?

After the 1858 midterm election, Stephen Douglas kept his Senate seat, but Abraham Lincoln won national acclaim. Republicans took control of the House and swept northern gubernatorial races, but Democrats maintained a majority in the Senate.

Explanation:

the passage of a strict fugitive slave law

a marriage ending by the death of a husband or wife.

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