It was the first presidential election with a nominee from the Republican Party.
In the election of 1856, what was noteworthy was the fact the issue of slavery was not discussed during the presidential campaign in a divided nation on this issue. James Buchanan and John Fremont were the main candidates. James Buchanan won the election, but he did not get the majority of the popular vote. Four years later, Lincoln would become president.
November 4, 1856 was the date of the Presidential election for that year.
The election of 1856 was most noteworthy for being one of the most contentious and divisive elections in American history. It pitted Democrat James Buchanan against Republican John C. Frémont and former President Millard Fillmore of the American Party. It highlighted the growing tensions over the issue of slavery, foreshadowing the impending Civil War. Buchanan ultimately won, becoming the last Democratic president before the outbreak of the war in 1861.
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James Buchanan
Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John Freemont.
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Millard Fillmore
James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election defeating John Freemont. In the 1856 presidential election James Buchanan received 174 electoral votes and John Freemont received 114 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Buchanan 1,836,072 and Freemont 1,342,345.
he wasn't suppose to be president he was suppose to be my mom
Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John Freemont.
Prior to the 1856 election campaign, Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan served as the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain.