In which of the following elections did abraham lincoln run as a republican?
the 1847 congressional election and the 1858 senate election
the 1835 illinois state election and the 1847 congressional election
the 1858 senate election and the 1860 presidential election
the 1835 illinois state election and the 1860 presidential election

Abraham Lincoln run as a Republican candidate in the 1858 Senate election and the 1860 presidential election .

The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by former members of the Whig Party, recently disintegrated. Among them was Abraham Lincoln, who until 1854 had been a candidate for the Whig Party to various positions.

to extend a country’s power and influence

no it wouldn't because yellow journalism would exaggerate in everything.