1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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The 1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 1856. Mississippi voters chose seven electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.

1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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Nominee James Buchanan Millard Fillmore Party Democratic Whig Home state Pennsylvania New York Running mate John C. Breckinridge Andrew J. Donelson Electoral vote 7 0 Popular vote 35,456 24,191 Percentage 59.44% 40.56%

County results Buchanan   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Fillmore   50–60%   60–70%   90–100%

President before election Franklin Pierce Democratic Elected President James Buchanan Democratic

Mississippi was won by Senator James Buchanan (D–Pennsylvania), running with Representative and future presidential candidate in the 1860 presidential election John C. Breckinridge, with 59.44% of the popular vote, against the 13th president of the United States Millard Fillmore (W–New York), running with the 2nd United States Ambassador to Germany Andrew Jackson Donelson, with 40.56% of the popular vote.

Fillmore ran under the American Party ticket in most states, but ran as a Whig in Mississippi after receiving the endorsement of the party at the 1856 Whig National Convention.^[1]

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

Results

1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Buchanan	35,456	59.44%
	Whig	Millard Fillmore	24,191	40.56%
Total votes			59,647	100.00%

References

1. "Whig Party Platform of 1856". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
2. "1856 Presidential Election Results Mississippi".