1856 United States presidential election in Maine

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1856 United States presidential election in Maine

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Nominee John C. Frémont James Buchanan Party Republican Democratic Home state California Pennsylvania Running mate William L. Dayton John C. Breckinridge Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 67,279 39,140 Percentage 61.34% 35.68%

County results Frémont   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% The 1856 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine voted for the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, over the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, and the Know Nothing candidate, Millard Fillmore. Frémont won the state by a margin of 25.66%. With 61.34% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Frémont's third strongest state in the 1856 election after Vermont and Massachusetts. [1] Results 1856 United States presidential election in Maine [2] Party Candidate Votes % Republican John C. Frémont 67,279 61.34% Democratic James Buchanan 39,140 35.68% Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 3,270 2.98% Total votes 109,689 100% Results by County 1856 United States Presidential Election in Maine (By County) [3] County John C. Frémont Republican James Buchanan Democratic Millard Fillmore Know Nothing Total # % # % # % Androscoggin 3,388 64.25% 1,699 32.22% 186 3.53% 5,273 Aroostook 837 51.04% 795 48.48% 8 0.49% 1,640 Cumberland 8,211 58.34% 5,258 37.36% 605 4.30% 14,074 Franklin 2,529 64.71% 1,358 34.75% 21 0.54% 3,908 Hancock 3,667 61.42% 2,142 35.88% 161 2.70% 5,970 Kennebec 7,320 72.14% 2,487 24.51% 340 3.35% 10,147 Lincoln 4,935 55.29% 3,598 40.31% 392 4.39% 8,925 Oxford 4,364 58.12% 3,116 41.50% 28 0.37% 7,508 Penobscot 7,861 65.54% 3,793 31.62% 341 2.84% 11,995 Piscataquis 1,734 63.15% 915 33.32% 97 3.53% 2,746 Sagadahoc 2,956 68.95% 934 21.79% 397 9.26% 4,287 Somerset 4,283 64.64% 1,926 29.07% 417 6.29% 6,626 Waldo 5,159 61.34% 3,138 37.31% 114 1.36% 8,411 Washington 3,299 52.95% 2,867 46.02% 64 1.03% 6,230 York 6,636 56.03% 5,054 42.67% 154 1.30% 11,844 Totals 67,179 61.30% 39,080 35.66% 3,325 3.03% 109,584 See also United States presidential elections in Maine References "1856 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018. "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 17, 2015. "Our Campaigns - ME US President Race - Nov 04, 1856". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 7, 2025. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.