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==U.S. Senate==

==U.S. Senate==

Trumbull was elected to the U.S. House in the 1854 midterms as an anti-Nebraska Democrat from the 8th congressional district.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=638296 IL District 08 Race - Nov 07, 1854]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> However, before he could take office in the position he was elected to, the state legislature voted in February 1855 to make him U.S. senator,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=22277 IL US Senate Race - Feb 09, 1855]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> a position he then took instead.<ref name=britannicabio/>

Trumbull was elected to the U.S. House in the 1854 midterms as an anti-Nebraska Democrat from the 8th congressional district.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=638296 IL District 08 Race - Nov 07, 1854]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> However, before he could take office in the position he was elected to, the state legislature voted in February 1855 to make him U.S. senator,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=22277 IL US Senate Race - Feb 09, 1855]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref><ref name=encyclopedia.combio>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/lyman-trumbull Lyman Trumbull]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 27, 2021.</ref> a position he then took instead.<ref name=britannicabio/>

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