1856 United States presidential election in Maine

none June 2025 September 2023 1856 United States presidential election 1856 United States presidential election in Maine Maine 1901_Maine_Flag.svg presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Maine 1852 1860 United States presidential election in Maine 1860 November 4, 1856 x200px John Charles Fremont crop.jpg John C. Frémont Republican Party (United States) California William L. Dayton 8 67,279 61.34% James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 0 39,140 35.68% File:1856 United States presidential election in Maine results map by county.svg 300px County results Frémont #E27F90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic The 1856 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine voted for the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, over the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, and the Know Nothing candidate, Millard Fillmore. Frémont won the state by a margin of 25.66%. With 61.34% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Frémont's third strongest state in the 1856 election after Vermont and Massachusetts.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1856&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1856 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Results 1856 United States presidential election in Maine1856 Presidential General Election Results - Maine http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=23&year=1856&f=0&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 17 March 2015 John C. Frémont Republican Party (United States) 67,279 61.34% James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) #3333FF 39,140 35.68% Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 3,270 2.98% 109,689 100% Results by County +1856 United States Presidential Election in Maine (By County)Our Campaigns - ME US President Race - Nov 04, 1856 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97137 2025-02-07 www.ourcampaigns.comCountyJohn C. FrémontRepublicanJames BuchananDemocraticMillard FillmoreKnow NothingTotal# %# %# %Androscoggin3,38864.25%1,69932.22%1863.53%5,273Aroostook83751.04%79548.48%80.49%1,640Cumberland8,21158.34%5,25837.36%6054.30%14,074Franklin2,52964.71%1,35834.75%210.54%3,908Hancock3,66761.42%2,14235.88%1612.70%5,970Kennebec7,32072.14%2,48724.51%3403.35%10,147Lincoln4,93555.29%3,59840.31%3924.39%8,925Oxford4,36458.12%3,11641.50%280.37%7,508Penobscot7,86165.54%3,79331.62%3412.84%11,995Piscataquis1,73463.15%91533.32%973.53%2,746Sagadahoc2,95668.95%93421.79%3979.26%4,287Somerset4,28364.64%1,92629.07%4176.29%6,626Waldo5,15961.34%3,13837.31%1141.36%8,411Washington3,29952.95%2,86746.02%641.03%6,230York6,63656.03%5,05442.67%1541.30%11,844Totals67,17961.30%39,08035.66%3,3253.03%109,584 See also United States presidential elections in Maine References Maine 1856 Category:1856 Maine elections