Was Abraham Lincoln was the first presidential candidate for the Republican Party

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8 February, 08:10

Was Abraham Lincoln was the first presidential candidate for the Republican Party

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The Northern Republicans saw the expansion of slavery as a great evil ... By 1858, the Republicans dominated nearly all Northern states. The Republican Party first came to power in the elections of 1860 when it won control of both houses of Congress and its candidate, Abraham Lincoln, was elected president.