1856 United States presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1856_United_States_presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 4, 1856
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1856 United States presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1860_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEvent Collapse of Whig Party
Rise of Republican Party
Sectional tensions over slavery
gptkbp:notableFor First Republican Party presidential candidate
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1852_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States)
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
114
1,341,264
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
8
Know Nothing
873,053
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkbp:votesForWinner 174
1,838,169
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_C._Fremont
gptkb:American_Party
gptkb:John_Charles_Frémont
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5