Buchanan's chief opponent on the statehood bill was a member of his own Democratic Party, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

The steamer Lady Elgin was carrying passengers from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Chicago to hear a speech by Democratic presidential candidate Stephen Douglas.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

So,Sunday evening, a Republican congressman visited the top Democrat of the North, Senator Stephen Douglas.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

In 1858 Lincoln ran against Stephen A. Douglas for Senator.

WHITEHOUSE: Abraham Lincoln

In the election that followed, Lincoln was trounced in the city by a Democratic opponent, Stephen Douglas, who championed a more nuanced approach to slavery that let states set moral standards of their own.

ECONOMIST: New York is about to play host to an alien species