United States presidential election, 1856

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_presidential_election,_1856
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 4, 1856
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_James_Buchanan 174
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_John_C._Frémont 114
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Millard_Fillmore 8
gptkbp:first_Republican_Party_presidential_candidate gptkb:John_C._Frémont
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States presidential election, 1856
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1860
gptkbp:number_of_states_participating 31
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
slavery
expansion of slavery into territories
gptkbp:party_of_John_C._Frémont gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:party_of_Millard_Fillmore American Party (Know Nothing)
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_James_Buchanan 1,836,072
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_John_C._Frémont 1,342,345
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Millard_Fillmore 873,053
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:previousEdition United States presidential election, 1852
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkbp:voterTurnout 78.9%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Election_of_Abraham_Lincoln_(1860)
gptkb:election_of_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1860
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7