Jump to content

1856 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by BD2412 (talk | contribs) at 17:58, 11 September 2016 (→top: Per consensus in discussion at Talk:New York#Proposed action to resolve incorrect incoming links, replaced: state3 = New York → state3 = New York using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Main article: United States presidential election, 1856
United States presidential election, 1856
← 1852 November 4, 1856 1860 →
 
Nominee John C. Frémont James Buchanan Millard Fillmore
Party Republican Democratic American
Home state California Pennsylvania New York
Running mate William L. Dayton John C. Breckinridge Andrew J. Donelson
Electoral vote 5 0 0
States carried 1 0 0
Popular vote 66,090 52,843 579
Percentage 55.3% 44.22% 0.48%
President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elections in Wisconsin
Federal government
Presidential elections
Presidential primaries
Democratic
2000
2004
2008
2016
2020
2024
Republican
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
U.S. Senate elections
Class 1
Class 3
U.S. House of Representatives elections
State government
General elections
Gubernatorial elections
Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections
Secretary of State elections
Attorney General elections
Treasurer elections
Superintendent elections
State Senate elections
State Assembly elections
Supreme Court elections
Ballot measures
2006
Referendum 1
Green Bay
Mayoral elections
Madison
Mayoral elections
Milwaukee
Mayoral elections
Kenosha
Mayoral elections

The 1856 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1856. Wisconsin voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

John C. Fremont of the newly formed Republican Party won the state with 55% of the popular vote, winning Wisconsin's five electoral votes.[1]

References

  1. ^ "1856 Presidential General Election Results - Wisconsin". Retrieved August 17, 2016.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1856_United_States_presidential_election_in_Wisconsin&oldid=738900748"