As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates,
A)the state of Illinois passed legislation making slavery a punishment for crime.
B)Stephen Douglas was re-elected to the U.S. Senate.
C)Abraham Lincoln was almost kicked out of the Republican Party.
D)both Lincoln and Douglas were defeated by Know-Nothing candidate Nathaniel Banks.
E)the Kansas-Nebraska Act was repealed.

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The Lincoln-Douglas debates significantly raised Abraham Lincoln's national profile, despite him losing the Senate race to Stephen Douglas. These debates were centered around the issue of slavery, particularly its expansion into new territories, and did not result in the outcomes described in the other options.

As a Result of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates