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1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee
← 1852 November 4, 1856 1860 →
 
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

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.[1]

Results[edit]

1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee[2][3]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic James BuchananofPennsylvania John C. BreckinridgeofKentucky 69,704 52.18% 12 100.00%
Know Nothing Millard FillmoreofNew York Andrew Jackson DonelsonofTennessee 63,878 47.82% 0 0.00%
Total 133,582 100.00% 12 100.00%

References[edit]

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

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