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1856: OVERVIEW | MAPS | STATE BY STATE
James Buchanan
James Buchanan
John C. Breckinridge

Party: DEMOCRATIC
Home State: Buchanan - PA; Breckinridge - KY

Electoral Votes: 174
Popular Votes: 1,836,072 (45.3%)

John C. Frémont
John C. Frémont
William L. Dayton

Party: REPUBLICAN
Home State: Frémont - CA; Dayton - NJ

Electoral Votes: 114
Popular Votes: 1,342,345 (33.1%)

Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore
Andrew Jackson Donelson

Party: AMERICAN (AKA KNOW-NOTHING) & WHIG
Home State: Fillmore - NY; Donelson - TN

Electoral Votes: 8
Popular Votes: 873,053 (21.5%)
Other Candidates

Electoral Votes: 0
Popular Votes: 3,177 (0.1%)

Electoral College Vote
Total electoral votes (from 31 states) - 296
Majority needed to win - 149

Buchanan:
win
Frémont:
win
Fillmore:
win

Popular Vote
Total popular vote: 4,054,647

Buchanan:
Frémont:
Fillmore:
Others:

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