1856 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1856 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee James Buchanan Millard Fillmore Party Democratic Know Nothing Home state Pennsylvania New York Running mate John C. Breckinridge Andrew Jackson Donelson Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 8,004 6,275 Percentage 54.83% 42.99%

County Results Buchanan   50–60%

President before election Franklin Pierce Democratic Elected President James Buchanan Democratic

The 1856 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Delaware voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, and the Know Nothing candidate, Millard Fillmore.

Buchanan won the state by a margin of 11.84%.

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Delaware ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Buchanan	8,004	54.83%
	Know Nothing	Millard Fillmore	6,275	42.99%
	Republican	John C. Fremont	310	2.12%
		Others	9	0.06%
Total votes			14,598	100%

Results By County

1856 United States Presidential Election in Delaware (By County) ^{[2] [3]}

County	James Buchanan Democratic		Millard Fillmore Know Nothing		John C. Frémont Republican		Total Votes Cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	2,083	57.65%	1,530	42.35%	0	0.00%	3,613
New Castle	3,576	54.96%	2,625	40.34%	306	4.70%	6,507
Sussex	2,344	53.71%	2,020	46.29%	0	0.00%	4,364
Total	8,003	55.25%	6,175	42.63%	306	2.11%	14,484

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

1. "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware".
2. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. 1861.
3. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN   978-0-7864-6422-7.