1856 United States presidential election in Michigan
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The 1856 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan voted for the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, over Democratic candidate, James Buchanan. Frémont won Michigan by a margin of 15.63%.
With 57.15% of the popular vote, Michigan proved to be Fremont's fifth strongest in the 1856 election after Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island[1].
Results
| United States presidential election in Michigan, 1856[2][3] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | John C. Frémont of California | William L. Dayton of New Jersey | 71,762 | 57.15% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | James Buchanan of Pennsylvania | John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky | 52,139 | 41.52% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Know Nothing | Millard Fillmore of New York | Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee | 1,660 | 1.32% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 125,561 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
References
- ^ "1856 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "1856 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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