1856 United States presidential election in Maryland
The 1856 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Maryland voted for the Know Nothing candidate, former president Millard Fillmore, over the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, and Republican candidate, John C. Frémont.
Fillmore won the state by a margin of 9.59%. Maryland became the only state to vote for Fillmore during the election.
Results
| United States presidential election in Maryland, 1856[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
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| Know Nothing | Millard Fillmore of New York | Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee | 47,452 | 54.63% | 8 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | James Buchanan of Pennsylvania | John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky | 39,123 | 45.04% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Republican | John C. Frémont of California | William L. Dayton of New Jersey | 285 | 0.33% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 86,860 | 100.00% | 8 | 100.00% | ||||
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