1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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Nominee James Buchanan Millard Fillmore Party Democratic Know Nothing Home state Pennsylvania New York Running mate John C. Breckinridge Andrew J. Donelson Electoral vote 12 0 Popular vote 69,704 63,878 Percentage 52.18% 47.82%

County results Buchanan   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Fillmore   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Unknown/No vote

President before election Franklin Pierce Democratic Elected President James Buchanan Democratic

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

Tennessee voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won Tennessee by a margin of 4.36 percentage points, although Tennessee was Fillmore's third-strongest state after Maryland and Louisiana.

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

This was the only instance between 1832 and 1872 when a Democrat won Tennessee. This is the most recent election in which Scott County, Hancock County, and Washington County voted for a Democratic presidential nominee, although the latter two counties would be won by Southern Democratic nominee John C. Breckinridge in the next election. ^[1]

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee [2] [3]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	James Buchanan of Pennsylvania	John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky	69,704	52.18%	12	100.00%
	Know Nothing	Millard Fillmore of New York	Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee	63,878	47.82%	0	0.00%
Total				133,582	100.00%	12	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Tennessee

References

1. Menendez, Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004. pp. 298–304. ISBN   0786422173.
2. "1856 Presidential General Election Results — Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
3. "1856 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 3, 2017.