Statistics for occurrence #1 of “United States” in chapter 14 of William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik:

...ar appropriateness they passed, with great unanimity, at their convention in Springfield on the 16th of June, the characteristic resolution: That Hon. Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States Senator to fill the vacancy about to be created by the expiration of Mr. Douglas' term of office. There was of course no surprise in this for Mr. Lincoln. He had been all along led to expect it...
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United States (United States) 100,886 52 0 0 0 user votes
United States (New Mexico, United States) 6 0 0 0 0 user votes

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