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United States presidential election of 1856
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The election results of 1856 James Buchanan John C. Frémont Millard Fillmore Popular sovereignty; U.S. presidential election of 1856 Map of the United States showing the results of the 1856 presidential election by state, with states colored blue for James Buchanan (Democratic), red for John Fremont (Republican), and green for Millard Fillmore (American). Electoral vote counts are labeled in each state, and a legend at the bottom indicates the color key for each candidate. An American flag is faintly visible in the background.
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United States presidential election of 1856: References & Edit History

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  • Richard Pallardy
    Richard Pallardy received a B.A. in English from Illinois State University in 2005. He was a research editor with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. from 2008 to 2016 and worked on Britannica Blog from 2010 to 2014. Peripatetic by nature, he can normally be found wandering the streets, or darting through the stacks of the Chicago Public Library in search of obscure shreds of information.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Oct 28, 2025
Added interactive map of the 1856 election. Jun 07, 2024
Modified title of Web site: History Central - Election of 1856. Jul 28, 2014
Add new Web site: History Central - Election of 1856. Sep 24, 2013
Add new Web site: United States History - Election of 1856. Sep 24, 2013
Add new Web site: Maps of World - U.S. Presidential Election 1856. Sep 24, 2013
Changed "Filmore" to "Fillmore." Nov 29, 2011
New article added. May 09, 2011
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