All of the following are outcomes related to the 1858 Illinois US Senate vote EXCEPT: Stephen Douglas retained his seat as the incumbent b. Abraham...

All of the following are outcomes related to the 1858 Illinois US Senate vote EXCEPT:

a. Stephen Douglas retained his seat as the incumbent

b. Abraham Lincoln became a national political figure

c. the Republican Party took over a seat in the US Senate

d. abolition was the principle platform debate in a free state