As a result of the 1858 Illinois senatorial election,
A) Stephen Douglas lost crucial political support in the southern states.
B) Abraham Lincoln's political career went into temporary eclipse.
C) Abraham Lincoln became the new Republican senator from Illinois.
D) the Democratic party was able to solidify its dominance of national politics.
E) Stephen Douglas became the leader of the new Republican party.

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Stephen Douglas, despite winning the senatorial seat, alienated Southern Democrats with his stance on slavery, particularly with the Freeport Doctrine, which suggested that territories could effectively exclude slavery by refusing to adopt laws to protect it. This stance caused him to lose crucial political support in the southern states, impacting his later bid for the presidency.

As a Result of the 1858 Illinois Senatorial Election