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1856 United States presidential election

← 1852 November 4, 1856 1860 →

296 members of the Electoral College
149 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout78.7%[1] Increase 9.1 pp
 
Nominee John C. Frémont James Buchanan Millard Fillmore
Party Republican Democratic Know Nothing
Alliance Whig
Home state California Pennsylvania New York
Running mate William L. Dayton John C. Breckinridge Andrew J. Donelson
Electoral vote 152 124 20
States carried 13 14 4
Popular vote 1,467,493 1,721,122 853,681
Percentage 36.3% 42.6% 21.1%

President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

John C. Frémont
Republican

  1. ^ "Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections". The American Presidency Project. UC Santa Barbara.