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1856 United States Presidential Election

1856 United States Presidential Election
1856 United States presidential election

Electoral Votes Needed to Win: 149

Results by state are here.

My party abbreviation guide is here.

James Buchanan (D) – 1,836,072 – 45.3% (174 electoral votes)

– John C. Breckinridge (D) (174 electoral votes)

John C. Frémont (R) – 1,342,345 – 33.1% (114 electoral votes)

– William L. Dayton (R) (114 electoral votes)

Millard Fillmore (American/Whig) – 873,053 – 21.6% (8 electoral votes)

Andrew Jackson Donelson (American/Whig) (114 electoral votes)

– Other – 3,177 – 0.1%

Total Votes – 4,054,647 – 100.0% (296 electoral votes)