Lincoln lost his first election -- for a seat in the Illinois State Legislature. But in 1834, he was elected to the legislature for the first of four terms. In 1836 Lincoln passed the Illinois bar ...

Carolyn Bosn, a 42-year-old Republican, had 51.1% of the vote for the seat representing Southeast Lincoln and Lancaster ...

In 1834, Lincoln was elected to the Illinois legislature where he served for ... Lincoln’s opposition to the war ultimately cost him re-election in 1848. Following his time in Congress, Lincoln ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic historical ... the lower house of the Illinois State Legislature in 1834. He moved to Springfield in 1837 ...