It was the first election in which the Republicans ran a national presidential candidate. They lost, but did pretty well and won four years later.
The votes that the Republicans got in 1856 indicated that they were becoming a major party that might replace the Whigs.
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the Republican Party
Massachusetts voted Abraham Lincoln of the Republican party in the 1860 elections.
Massachusetts voted Abraham Lincoln of the Republican party in the 1860 elections.
Federalists wanted a strong government, taxes to support the government, and liked banks. Republican party were for the farmers who did not want a strong government or lots of taxes.
The political parties that were in the election of 1800 was the more democratic and states' rights side which was Thomas Jefferson and the strong central government side which was John Adams. Thomas Jefferson won the election of being President. Adams' party was known as the Federalists and Jefferson's as the Republicans.
The party of Thomas Jefferson was known as Republicans. It had nothing to do with the current Republican party. They supported Jefferson against Adams.
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Republican
Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John Freemont.
What candidate and party did Fillmore support in the 1864 election
Republicans