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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1856 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 02, 1856 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 06, 1856 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1857 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1861 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedChronicler July 06, 2024 07:20pm
Data SourcesConvention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris

Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
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Overview of this convention

Previous Democratic National Convention (1852)

Popular Vote of 1856

Electoral Vote of 1856

Next Democratic National Convention (1860)
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/01/1852
NameFranklin Pierce Votes254 (85.81%)
Term03/04/1853 - 03/04/1857 Margin212 (+71.62%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/03/1856
NameJames Buchanan Votes174 (58.78%)
Term03/04/1857 - 03/04/1861 Margin60 (+20.27%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President 12/03/1856

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Name Ambassador James Buchanan (I) President Franklin Pierce Sen. Stephen A. Douglas President Pro Tempore Lewis Cass, Sr.  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 296 (54.21%) 122 (22.34%) 121 (22.16%) 7 (1.28%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -174 (-31.87%) -175 (-32.05%) -289 (-52.93%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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