Historedia
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General Election

When
November 4, 1856
Where
National Election
Part of
United States presidential election of 1856

Buchanan won the popular vote with 1,836,072 votes, defeating Frémont who received 1,342,345 votes on November 4, 1856.

The election was primarily waged among three parties. Fillmore concentrated on national unity rather than nativism. Buchanan defeated Fillmore and Frémont to become the 15th President. This was the last third-party run by a former president until 1912.

Sources

  1. 1856 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
  2. John C. Frémont Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
  3. Millard Fillmore Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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