1856 United States presidential election in Kentucky

The 1856 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

November 4, 1856


Nominee	James Buchanan	Millard Fillmore
Party	Democratic	Know Nothing
Home state	Pennsylvania	New York
Running mate	John C. Breckinridge	Andrew Jackson Donelson
Electoral vote	12	0
Popular vote	74,642	67,416
Percentage	52.54%	47.46%

President before election

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Elected President

James Buchanan
Democratic

Federal government

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Kentucky voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won Kentucky by a margin of 5.08%.

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

Results

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1856[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	James Buchanan of Pennsylvania	John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky	74,642	52.54%	12	100.00%
	Know Nothing	Millard Fillmore of New York	Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee	67,416	47.46%	0	0.00%
Total				142,058	100.00%	12	100.00%

References

"1856 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
"1856 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

State results of the 1856 U.S. presidential election
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