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  US Vice President - D Convention
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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > U.S. Vice President
OfficeVice President
HonorificVP - Abbr: Vice President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline June 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 November 04, 2006 09:24pm
Data SourcesConvention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris

Most votes received by candidates for party vice presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
Description John C. Breckinridge was nominated on the second ballot.

VP Balloting - DNC 1856
Contender: Ballot First Second
John C. Breckinridge KY 50 296
John A. Quitman MS 59 0
Linn Boyd KY 33 0
Herschel V. Johnson GA 31 0
James A. Bayard DE 31 0
Aaron V. Brown TN 29 0
Scattering63 0

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1852
NameWilliam Rufus de Vane King Votes254 (85.81%)
Term03/04/1853 - 04/18/1853 Margin212 (+71.62%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1856
NameJohn C. Breckinridge Votes174 (58.78%)
Term03/04/1857 - 03/03/1861 Margin60 (+20.27%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS Vice President 11/04/1856

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Name Rep. John C. Breckinridge Rep. John A. Quitman Speaker Linn Boyd Sen. James A. Bayard, Jr. Gov. Herschel V. Johnson Gov. Aaron V. Brown Benjamin F. Butler
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 296 (55.12%) 59 (10.99%) 33 (6.15%) 31 (5.77%) 31 (5.77%) 29 (5.40%) 27 (5.03%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -237 (-44.13%) -263 (-48.98%) -265 (-49.35%) -265 (-49.35%) -267 (-49.72%) -269 (-50.09%)
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Name Secretary of the Navy James C. Dobbin Sen. Benjamin Fitzpatrick Trusten Polk Sen. Thomas J. Rusk Rep. James A. Seddon  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 13 (2.42%) 11 (2.05%) 5 (0.93%) 2 (0.37%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin-283 (-52.70%) -285 (-53.07%) -291 (-54.19%) -294 (-54.75%) -296 (-55.12%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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