‹ 1852  1860 ›
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| USA Presidential Elections 1852 | ||||
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| November 4th, 1864 | ||||
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| Nominee | John Charles Frémont | James Buchanan | Millard Fillmore | |
| Party | Republican | Democratic | Know-Nothing | |
| Home state | California | Pennsylvania | New York | |
| Running mate | William Lewis Dayton | John C. Breckinridge | Andrew J. Donelson | |
| Electoral vote | 174 | 114 | 8 | |
| States carried | 19 | 11 | 1 | |
| Popular vote | 1,836,072 | 1,342,345 | 873,053 | |
| Percentage | 45.3% | 33.1% | 21.6% | |
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The United States presidential election, 1856 was a presidential election which saw Frémont (Republican) become President of the United States, defeating Democrat James Buchanan and former President Millard Fillmore, from the Know-Nothing party.