He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th district from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1849.
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yes he did run for congress
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Lincoln was elected to the US House of Representatives as a congressman from Illinois in 1846. He served in that capacity the years of 1847 - 1849.
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Abe Lincoln got elected in November of 1861
It was the first year he was elected to an office. He was elected to the State Assembly, in Illinois.
Lincoln was was elected president in the year of 1860, so he was officially the president in 1861
Abraham Lincoln was elected as president twice (1860-1865). He was shot and died his during his 1st year of re-election.
Lincoln served just one two-year term in Congress, from 1847 to 1849.
Abe Lincoln was elected President in 1860 and re-elected in 1864. He stayed in office until 1865. Same year as his untimely death.
The election of 1866 was not a Presidential race. Rather it was a midterm election that refreshed the United States Congress.
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