United States presidential election in Texas, 1856

November 4, 1856



Nominee	James Buchanan	Millard Fillmore
Party	Democratic	Know Nothing
Home state	Pennsylvania	New York
Running mate	John C. Breckinridge	Andrew J. Donelson
Electoral vote	4	0
Popular vote	31,169	15,639
Percentage	66.6%	33.4%

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Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

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Main article: United States presidential election, 1856

The 1856 United States presidential election in Texas was held in November 4, 1856. Texas voters chose 4 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the President and Vice President.

Texas voted for the Democratic nominee James Buchanan, who received 67% of the vote. Texas was Buchanan's second strongest state.

Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont was not on the ballot.

Results

United States presidential election in Texas, 1856^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	James Buchanan	31,169	66.59%	4
	American	Millard Fillmore	15,639	33.41%	0
Total			46,808	100.0%	4

References

↑ "David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

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