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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>

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]].<ref name=maineencyclopedia>[https://maineanencyclopedia.com/hannibal-hamlin/ Hamlin, Hannibal]. ''Maine: An Encyclopedia''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> 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===

===Short gubernatorial tenure, 1857===