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Millard Fillmore was elected the nation's 12th Vice President in 1848 as the running mate of Zachery Taylor. Zachery Taylor won the 1848 presidential election defeating Lewis Cass. In the 1848 presidential election Zachery Taylor and his running mate Millard Fillmore received 163 electoral votes. Lewis Cass and his running mate received 127 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Zachery Taylor and his running mate Millard Fillmore 1,361,393 and Lewis Cass and his running mate 1,223,460.

Millard Fillmore succeeded to the presidency upon the death of Zachary Taylor.

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He did not. James Buchanan was elected that year.

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The winner of the 1856 presidential election was?

Millard Fillmore


Did the know nothings choose Millard Fillmore as their candidate in the 1856 presidential election?

Yes. Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John Fremont and American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. The American Party was known as the "know nothing" party.


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Who did the American party nominee in the presidential election of 1856?

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Which state voted for Fillmore in the election of 1856?

Millard Fillmore won only the state of Maryland.


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Who were the candidates for president in the election of 1856?

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Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John Freemont and American Party candidate Millard Fillmore.


Who was the candidates in the 1856 election?

Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John Fremont and American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. In the 1856 presidential election James Buchanan received 174 electoral votes, John Fremont received 114 electoral votes, and former president Millard Fillmore received 8 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Buchanan 1,836,072, Fremont 1,873,053342,345 and Fillmore.


Who tried to gain a second presidential term in 1856 as a candidate of the American?

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