1856 United States presidential election in Alabama
The 1856 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1856. Alabama voters chose 9 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.
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Alabama was won by Senator James Buchanan (D–Pennsylvania), running with Representative and future presidential candidate in the 1860 presidential election John C. Breckinridge, with 62.08% of the popular vote, against the 13th president of the United States Millard Fillmore (A–New York), running with the 2nd United States Ambassador to Germany Andrew Jackson Donelson, with 37.92% of the popular vote.[1]
The Republican Party nominee John C. Frémont was not on the ballot.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Buchanan | 46,739 | 62.08% | |
Know Nothing | Millard Fillmore | 28,552 | 37.92% | |
Total votes | 75,291 | 100% |
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