Five members of the pre-Civil-War Democratic Party were elected U. S. President in six elections (President Jackson was elected twice).
Nine members of the post-Civil-War Democratic Party were elected U. S. President in 16 elections to date (including the forecasted winner of the 2012 election).
The pre- and post-Civil-War Democratic Parties were, for all intents and purposes, two different political parties.
10 democrat president nominees have become president of the US. James Buchanan, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, James E. Carter Jr., William Clinton, and Barak Obama were once or now President of the United States of America.
23 of the 38 elections
President James Buchanan :)
James Buchanan took office in 1857. Andrew Johnson was Democratic National Union served from 1865 to 1869 but was elected as Vice President under Lincoln. Grover Cleveland took office in 1885.
NO- Fremont ran for President as a Republican in 1856, but lost to Buchanan.
Zachary Taylor was elected as the 12th President in 1848. When he died in office, Vice President Millard Fillmorebecame the 13th president. After the term of Franklin Pierce, the 14th President, James Buchanan was elected as the 15th President in 1856.
James Buchanan of the Democratic party was elected president at the United States Presidential Election of 1856. The other major candidates from the 1856 election included Millard Filmore of the Know-Nothing party and John C. Frémont of the Republican party.
Buchanan was 65 when he was elected in 1856.
President James Buchanan :)
James Buchanan was elected President of the United States in 1856.
Buchanan was 65 when he was elected in 1856.
James Buchanan (b. April 23, 1791 -- d. June 1, 1868) was elected the 15th President of the United States on November 4, 1856.
American party or "no nothing" party
The first person elected to the US Presidency from the Republican Party was Abraham Lincoln. The first national Republican campaign for President ran John Fremont in 1856 but he lost.
James Buchanan was elected in 1856.
William Rufus King served as the vice president of the United States in 1856. He was elected alongside President James Buchanan, but unfortunately, he passed away just 45 days into his vice presidency.
I believe the answer to this question is the Republican Party which was form in Wisconsin in 1856 and was the party of Abraham Lincoln who was elected President in 1860.
In 1852, Franklin Pierce won the election to be the 14th US President. In 1856 James Buchanan was elected to be the 15th US President. Therefore, there was no presidential election in 1854.
James Buchanan took office in 1857. Andrew Johnson was Democratic National Union served from 1865 to 1869 but was elected as Vice President under Lincoln. Grover Cleveland took office in 1885.