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1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi

← 1852 November 4, 1856 1860 →
 
Nominee James Buchanan Millard Fillmore
Party Democratic Whig
Home state Pennsylvania New York
Running mate John C. Breckinridge Andrew J. Donelson
Electoral vote 7 0
Popular vote 35,456 24,191
Percentage 59.44% 40.56%

County results

President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

The 1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 1856. Mississippi voters chose seven electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.

Mississippi was won by Senator James Buchanan (DPennsylvania), running with Representative and future presidential candidate in the 1860 presidential election John C. Breckinridge, with 59.44% of the popular vote, against the 13th president of the United States Millard Fillmore (WNew York), running with the 2nd United States Ambassador to Germany Andrew Jackson Donelson, with 40.56% of the popular vote.

Fillmore ran under the American Party ticket in most states, but ran as a Whig in Mississippi after receiving the endorsement of the party at the 1856 Whig National Convention.[1]

The Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state.

Results

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1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Buchanan 35,456 59.44%
Whig Millard Fillmore 24,191 40.56%
Total votes 59,647 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Whig Party Platform of 1856". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "1856 Presidential Election Results Mississippi".