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1856 United States presidential election
1856 United States presidential election in Georgia presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Georgia 1852 1860 United States presidential election in Georgia 1860 November 4, 1856 x200px James Buchanan (cropped).jpg James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Pennsylvania John C. Breckinridge 10 56,581 57.14% Fillmore (cropped).jpg Millard Fillmore Know Nothing New York Andrew Jackson Donelson 0 42,439 42.86% 1856 United States presidential election in Georgia results map by county.svg 250px County results
Buchanan
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
#0645b4 80–90%
#002b84 90–100%
Fillmore
#c88fe4 50–60%
#b368d9 60–70%
#9d40cc 70–80%
#7c31a2 80–90%
Tie
#E6E6E6 President Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States)
The 1856 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Georgia voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won Georgia by a margin of 14.28%.
Republican Party candidate John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state, despite being born in Savannah.
Results
1856 United States presidential election in Georgia1856 Presidential General Election Results - Georgia https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1856&fips=13&f=0&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 3 December 20171856 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1856 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara 3 December 2017
Democratic Party (United States)
James Buchanan
Pennsylvania
John C. Breckinridge
Kentucky
56,581
57.14%
10
100.00%
Know Nothing
Millard Fillmore
New York
Andrew Jackson Donelson
Tennessee
42,439
42.86%
0
0.00%
99,020
100.00%
10
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Georgia
References
Georgia
1856
Category:1852 Georgia (U.S. state) elections