Election in New Hampshire
Main article: 1856 United States presidential election
1856 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
Nominee
John C. Frémont
James Buchanan
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
California
Pennsylvania
Running mate
William L. Dayton
John C. Breckinridge
Electoral vote
5
0
Popular vote
37,473
31,891
Percentage
53.71%
45.71%
County Results
Frémont
50-60%
60-70%
Buchanan
50-60%
President before election
Franklin Pierce
Democratic
Elected President
James Buchanan
Democratic
The 1856 United States presidential election in the New Hampshire took place on November 4, 1856 as part of the 1856 United States presidential election . Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
New Hampshire was won by former California Senator John C. Frémont , who won the state by a narrow vote margin of less than 6,000 votes. He then lost nationally to former United States Minister to the United Kingdom James Buchanan .
Results [ ]
1856 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Republican
John C. Frémont of California
William L. Dayton of New Jersey
37,473
53.71%
5
100.00%
Democratic
James Buchanan of Pennsylvania
John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky
31,891
45.71%
0
0.00%
Know Nothing
Millard Fillmore of New York
Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee
410
0.59%
0
0.00%
Total
69,774
100.00%
5
100.00%
See also [ ]
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