1856 United States presidential election in Texas

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1856 United States presidential election in Texas
Flag of Texas.svg
  1852 November 4, 1856 1860  
  James Buchanan (cropped).jpg Fillmore (cropped).jpg
Nominee James Buchanan Millard Fillmore
Party Democratic Know Nothing
Home state Pennsylvania New York
Running mate John C. Breckinridge Andrew J. Donelson
Electoral vote40
Popular vote31,16915,639
Percentage66.59%33.41%

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County Results

President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

The 1856 United States presidential election in Texas was held on Tuesday November 4, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.

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Texas voted for the Democratic nominee James Buchanan, who received 67% of the vote. Texas was Buchanan's second-strongest state.

Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont was not on the ballot. Texas would never be won by a Republican candidate until Herbert Hoover narrowly won the state in 1928. [1]

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Texas [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic James Buchanan 31,16966.589%4
Know-Nothing Millard Fillmore 15,63933.411%0
Total46,808100.0%4

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References

  1. "Republican Party". Britannica Kids. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  2. "David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".