1856 United States presidential election in North Carolina
The 1856 United States presidential election in North Carolina 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.
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elections in North Carolina |
|---|
 |
North Carolina voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over Whig candidate Millard Fillmore. Fillmore ran under the American Party ticket in most states, but ran as a Whig in North Carolina after receiving the endorsement of the party at the 1856 Whig National Convention.[1] Buchanan won North Carolina by a margin of 13.56%.
Republican Party candidate John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state.
Results
| United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1856[2][3] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | James Buchanan of Pennsylvania | John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky | 48,243 | 56.78% | 10 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | Millard Fillmore of New York | Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee | 36,720 | 43.22% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 84,963 | 100.00% | 10 | 100.00% | ||||
References
- "Whig Party Platform of 1856". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "1856 Presidential General Election Results - North Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "1856 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.