1856 United States presidential election in Ohio

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1856 United States presidential election in Ohio
Flag of Ohio.svg
  1852 November 4, 1856 1860  
  John Charles Fremont crop.jpg James Buchanan (cropped).jpg Fillmore (cropped).jpg
Nominee John C. Frémont James Buchanan Millard Fillmore
Party Republican Democratic Know Nothing
Home state California Pennsylvania New York
Running mate William L. Dayton John C. Breckinridge Andrew J. Donelson
Electoral vote2300
Popular vote187,497170,87428,126
Percentage48.51%44.21%7.28%

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County Results

President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

The 1856 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Ohio was won by California Senator John C. Frémont (RGeorgia), running with New Jersey Senator William L. Dayton, with 48.51% of the popular vote, against Senator James Buchanan (DPennsylvania), running with Representative and future presidential candidate in the 1860 presidential election John C. Breckinridge, with 44.21% of the popular vote and the 13th president of the United States Millard Fillmore (ANew York), running with the 2nd United States Ambassador to Germany Andrew Jackson Donelson, with 7.28% of the popular vote. [1]

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Ohio
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John C. Frémont 187,497 48.51%
Democratic James Buchanan 170,87444.21%
Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 28,1267.28%
Total votes386,497 100%

Results by county

CountyJohn C. Fremont
Republican
James Buchanan
Democratic
Millard Fillmore
Know Nothing
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %#
Adams 1,40740.49%1,79051.51%2788.00%-383-11.02%3,475
Allen 1,41546.90%1,50849.98%943.12%-93-3.08%3,017
Ashland 1,91247.33%2,08951.71%390.96%-177-4.38%4,040
Ashtabula 5,10880.63%97515.39%2523.98%4,13365.24%6,335
Athens 2,29960.45%1,35035.50%1544.05%94924.95%3,803
Auglaize 91235.02%1,60461.60%883.38%-692-26.58%2,604
Belmont 1,81728.48%2,81044.04%1,75327.48%-993-15.56%6,380
Brown 1,78536.33%2,70054.96%4288.71%-915-18.63%4,913
Butler 2,30137.68%3,50957.47%2964.85%-1,208-19.79%6,106
Carroll 1,75056.60%1,25540.59%872.81%49516.01%3,092
Champaign 1,99549.55%1,71142.50%3207.95%2847.05%4,026
Clark 2,64160.74%1,53935.40%1683.86%1,10225.34%4,348
Clermont 2,18838.32%2,74148.00%78113.68%-553-9.68%5,710
Clinton 2,11760.02%1,17033.17%2406.81%94726.85%3,527
Columbiana 3,51657.55%2,49740.87%961.58%1,01916.68%6,109
Coshocton 2,16248.06%2,28150.70%561.24%-119-2.64%4,499
Crawford 1,68543.53%2,15455.64%320.83%-469-12.11%3,871
Cuyahoga 6,36057.29%4,44640.05%2962.66%1,91417.24%11,102
Darke 2,08648.70%1,98846.42%2094.88%982.28%4,283
Defiance 82146.81%89551.03%382.16%-74-4.22%1,754
Delaware 2,36755.75%1,64938.84%2305.41%71816.91%4,246
Erie 2,25860.86%1,37737.12%752.02%88123.74%3,710
Fairfield 1,70030.12%3,23357.28%71112.60%-1,533-27.16%5,644
Fayette 1,20949.11%88035.74%37315.15%32913.37%2,462
Franklin 3,48844.42%3,79148.27%5747.31%-303-3.85%7,853
Fulton 1,09856.77%77239.92%643.31%32616.85%1,934
Gallia 61019.32%1,34142.48%1,20638.20%-731-23.16%3,157
Geauga 2,69480.97%57517.28%581.75%2,11963.69%3,327
Greene 3,03264.36%1,46531.10%2144.54%1,56733.26%4,711
Guernsey 2,39252.76%1,93242.61%2104.63%46010.15%4,534
Hamilton 9,34533.28%13,05146.48%5,68020.24%-3,706-13.20%28,076
Hancock 1,77347.23%1,94451.78%370.99%-171-4.55%3,754
Hardin 1,09153.09%88242.92%823.99%20910.17%2,055
Harrison 2,06056.55%1,47340.43%1103.02%58716.12%3,643
Henry 58746.44%65551.82%221.74%-68-5.38%1,264
Highland 1,81037.37%2,14044.18%89418.45%-330-6.81%4,844
Hocking 1,09241.04%1,45454.64%1154.32%-362-13.60%2,661
Holmes 1,28537.87%2,10361.98%50.15%-818-24.11%3,393
Huron 3,46866.30%1,70932.67%541.03%1,75933.63%5,231
Jackson 93834.27%1,38350.53%41615.20%-445-16.26%3,269
Jefferson 2,42451.86%1,99142.60%2595.54%4339.26%4,674
Knox 2,73551.64%2,43746.02%1242.34%2985.62%5,296
Lake 2,37178.04%62820.67%391.29%1,74357.37%3,038
Lawrence 74326.58%1,15041.14%90232.28%-407-14.56%2,795
Licking 3,02744.42%3,37149.46%4176.12%-344-5.04%6,815
Logan 2,09356.75%1,32836.01%2677.24%76520.74%3,688
Lorain 3,60470.97%1,42027.96%541.07%2,18443.01%5,078
Lucas 1,63941.07%1,86646.76%48612.17%-227-5.69%3,991
Madison 99746.85%65630.83%47522.32%34116.02%2,128
Mahoning 2,32354.16%1,93745.16%290.68%3869.00%4,289
Marion 1,36751.66%1,27548.19%40.15%923.47%2,646
Medina 2,63562.22%1,57237.12%280.66%1,06325.10%4,235
Meigs 1,99850.65%1,60340.63%3448.72%39510.02%3,996
Mercer 62933.07%1,15960.94%1145.99%-530-27.87%1,902
Miami 3,17159.63%1,98837.38%1592.99%1,18322.25%5,318
Monroe 1,01623.96%2,81266.31%4139.73%-1,796-42.35%4,672
Montgomery 4,03846.34%4,28549.17%3914.49%-247-2.83%8,714
Morgan 2,12553.19%1,66941.78%2015.03%45611.41%3,995
Morrow 2,03153.46%1,66743.88%1012.66%3649.58%3,799
Muskingum 3,17241.44%3,39144.30%1,09214.26%-219-2.86%7,655
Noble 1,60351.81%1,33743.21%1544.98%2668.60%3,094
Ottawa 45448.71%47751.18%10.11%-23-2.47%932
Paulding 49773.96%17025.30%50.74%32748.66%672
Perry 1,38537.19%1,84749.60%49213.21%-462-12.41%3,724
Pickaway 1,72441.32%2,06649.52%3829.16%-342-8.20%4,172
Pike 52325.23%1,17556.68%37518.09%-652-31.45%2,073
Portage 2,98358.94%2,07240.94%60.12%91118.00%5,061
Preble 2,24955.08%1,56138.23%2736.69%68816.85%4,083
Putnam 79041.36%1,11658.43%40.21%-326-17.07%1,910
Richland 2,72647.93%2,90951.14%530.93%-183-3.21%5,688
Ross 2,43642.69%2,68146.99%58910.32%-245-4.30%5,706
Sandusky 1,54848.50%1,59950.09%451.41%-51-1.59%3,192
Scioto 54615.60%1,63446.67%1,32137.73%-1,088-31.07%3,501
Seneca 2,56548.64%2,60549.40%1031.96%-40-0.76%5,273
Shelby 1,35646.30%1,44649.37%1274.33%-90-3.07%2,929
Stark 3,77050.73%3,63348.88%290.39%1371.85%7,432
Summit 3,18563.64%1,74634.89%741.47%1,43928.75%5,005
Trumbull 4,04967.63%1,92032.07%180.30%2,12935.56%5,987
Tuscarawas 3,00752.93%2,65646.75%180.32%3516.18%5,681
Union 1,43152.06%1,05538.38%2639.56%37613.68%2,749
Van Wert 75848.01%78949.97%322.02%-31-1.96%1,579
Vinton 93243.21%1,17454.43%512.36%-242-11.22%2,157
Warren 2,68855.91%1,77636.94%3447.15%91218.97%4,808
Washington 2,78352.36%2,25142.35%2815.29%53210.01%5,315
Wayne 2,90449.48%2,91849.72%470.80%-14-0.24%5,869
Williams 1,32755.34%1,02242.62%492.04%30512.72%2,398
Wood 1,31955.03%93539.01%1435.96%38416.02%2,397
Wyandot 1,24747.36%1,27848.54%1084.10%-31-1.18%2,633
Totals187,49748.51%170,87444.21%28,1267.28%16,6234.30%386,497

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References

  1. "1856 Presidential Election Results Ohio".