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==Political career==
==Political career==
===U.S. Senate, 1848–57===
===U.S. Senate, 1848–57===
Hamlin ran for U.S. Senate in 1941 as a Jacksonian Democrat, though lost massively.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=413239 ME US Senate Race - Jan 28, 1841]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> Although a member of the [[Democratic Party]] during this period, he was largely a nominal figure, as he consistently opposed [[slavery]]. He was appointed to the Senate in 1848, and won re-election in 1850<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=413208 ME US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1950]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> and 1856.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=413209 ME US Senate Race - Jan 16, 1957]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> In the latter election cycle, Hamlin switched party allegiance to join the newly-formed [[Republican Party]] represented [[abolitionists]] like himself.<ref name=ngaprofile/>
Hamlin ran for U.S. Senate in 1941 as a Jacksonian Democrat, though lost massively.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=413239 ME US Senate Race - Jan 28, 1841]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> Although a member of the [[Democratic Party]] during this period, he was largely a nominal figure, as he consistently opposed [[slavery]]. He was appointed to the Senate in 1848, and won re-election in 1850.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=413208 ME US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1950]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref>
===Short gubernatorial tenure, 1857===
In 1956, Hamlin ran for [[Governor of Maine]] and easily won by over twenty percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222358 ME Governor Race - Sep 08, 1956]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> During the election cycle, Hamlin switched party allegiance to join the newly-formed [[Republican Party]] which represented [[abolitionists]] like himself.<ref name=ngaprofile/>
==References==
==References==