His popular vote margin of 12.2% was the greatest margin between 1836 and 1904.
Senator and 1848 presidential nominee from Michigan ==== Democratic candidates gallery ==== The Democratic Party was wounded from its devastating losses in the 1854–1855 midterm elections.
On the first ballot, Buchanan placed first with 135.5 votes to 122.5 for Pierce, 33 for Douglas, and 5 for Senator Lewis Cass, who had been the nominee in 1848.
Most of its members joined the Free Soil Party in 1848 and nearly of all what remained of the party joined the Republicans in 1854.
What remained of the party ran 1848 candidate Gerrit Smith under the name of the "National Liberty Party." == General election == === Campaign === None of the three candidates did any public campaigning .
The Seceders' ticket later withdrew from the contest, with Stockton endorsing Millard Fillmore for the presidency. === Whig Party nomination === The Whig Party was reeling from electoral losses since 1852.
Senator and 1848 presidential nominee from Michigan ==== Democratic candidates gallery ==== The Democratic Party was wounded from its devastating losses in the 1854–1855 midterm elections.
Supreme Court Associate Justice ==== Republican candidates gallery ==== The Republican Party was formed in early 1854 to oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
During the midterm elections of 1854–1855, the Republican Party was one of the patchwork of anti-administration parties contesting the election, but they were able to win thirteen seats in the House of Representatives for the 34th Congress.
The American Party absorbed most of the former Whig Party that had not gone to either the Republicans or Democrats in 1854, and by 1855 it had established itself as the chief opposition party to the Democrats.
In the 82 races for the House of Representatives in 1854, the American Party ran 76 candidates, 35 of whom won.
Although the nativist argument of the American party had considerable success in local and state elections in 1854–55, candidate Fillmore in 1856 concentrated almost entirely on national unity.
Most of its members joined the Free Soil Party in 1848 and nearly of all what remained of the party joined the Republicans in 1854.
In the elections of 1855, the Republican Party won three governorships. The first Republican National Convention was held in the Musical Fund Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 17 to 19, 1856.
The American Party absorbed most of the former Whig Party that had not gone to either the Republicans or Democrats in 1854, and by 1855 it had established itself as the chief opposition party to the Democrats.
Following the decision by party leaders in 1855 not to press the slavery issue, the convention had to decide how to deal with the Ohio chapter of the party, which was vocally anti-slavery.
The 1856 United States presidential election was the 18th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1856.
Incumbent Democratic President Franklin Pierce was widely unpopular in the North because of his support for the pro-slavery faction in the ongoing civil war in territorial Kansas, and Buchanan defeated Pierce at the 1856 Democratic National Convention.
The nativist Know Nothings (known formally as the American Party) competed with the Republicans to replace the moribund Whig Party as the primary opposition to the Democrats. The 1856 Republican National Convention nominated a ticket led by Frémont, an explorer and military officer who had served in the Mexican–American War.
1856 also proved to be the last Democratic presidential victory until 1884, as Republicans emerged as the dominant party during and after the Civil War. == Nominations == The 1856 presidential election was primarily waged among three political parties, though other parties had been active in the spring of the year.
The Pennsylvania delegation continued to sponsor its favorite son, James Buchanan. The Seventh Democratic National Convention was held in Smith and Nixon's Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 2 to 6, 1856.
In the elections of 1855, the Republican Party won three governorships. The first Republican National Convention was held in the Musical Fund Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 17 to 19, 1856.
Banks as Speaker of the House in the 34th Congress. The American National Convention was held in National Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 22 to 25, 1856.
Although the nativist argument of the American party had considerable success in local and state elections in 1854–55, candidate Fillmore in 1856 concentrated almost entirely on national unity.
The national convention was held on June 12 to 20, 1856 in New York.
The Seceders held their own national convention on June 16 and 17, 1856.
This party remained somewhat alive in states like New York and Pennsylvania by joining the anti-slavery movement. The fifth (and last) Whig National Convention was held in the Hall of the Maryland Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 17 and 18, 1856.
Though the leaders of this party wanted to keep the Whig Party alive, it became irretrievably doomed once these one hundred and fifty Whig delegates decided unanimously to endorse the American Party's national ticket of Fillmore and Donelson. === Liberty Party nomination === By 1856, very little of the Liberty Party remained.
Haven, 1856. ===Primary sources=== Chester, Edward W A guide to political platforms (1977) online Porter, Kirk H.
Frémont November 1856 events
The Know Nothings soon collapsed as a national party, as most of its anti-slavery members joined the Republican Party after the 1857 Dred Scott v.
Sandford ruling in 1857, most of the anti-slavery members of the party joined the Republicans.
The pro-slavery wing of the American Party remained strong on the local and state levels in a few southern states, but by the 1860 election, they were no longer a serious national political movement.
Most of their remaining members either joined or supported the Constitutional Union Party in 1860. This was the last election in which the Democrats won Pennsylvania until 1936, the last in which the Democrats won Illinois until 1892, the last in which the Democrats won California until 1880, the last in which the Democrats won Indiana and Virginia until 1876 and the last in which the Democrats won Tennessee until 1872.
Most of their remaining members either joined or supported the Constitutional Union Party in 1860. This was the last election in which the Democrats won Pennsylvania until 1936, the last in which the Democrats won Illinois until 1892, the last in which the Democrats won California until 1880, the last in which the Democrats won Indiana and Virginia until 1876 and the last in which the Democrats won Tennessee until 1872.
Most of their remaining members either joined or supported the Constitutional Union Party in 1860. This was the last election in which the Democrats won Pennsylvania until 1936, the last in which the Democrats won Illinois until 1892, the last in which the Democrats won California until 1880, the last in which the Democrats won Indiana and Virginia until 1876 and the last in which the Democrats won Tennessee until 1872.
Most of their remaining members either joined or supported the Constitutional Union Party in 1860. This was the last election in which the Democrats won Pennsylvania until 1936, the last in which the Democrats won Illinois until 1892, the last in which the Democrats won California until 1880, the last in which the Democrats won Indiana and Virginia until 1876 and the last in which the Democrats won Tennessee until 1872.
1856 also proved to be the last Democratic presidential victory until 1884, as Republicans emerged as the dominant party during and after the Civil War. == Nominations == The 1856 presidential election was primarily waged among three political parties, though other parties had been active in the spring of the year.
Most of their remaining members either joined or supported the Constitutional Union Party in 1860. This was the last election in which the Democrats won Pennsylvania until 1936, the last in which the Democrats won Illinois until 1892, the last in which the Democrats won California until 1880, the last in which the Democrats won Indiana and Virginia until 1876 and the last in which the Democrats won Tennessee until 1872.
His popular vote margin of 12.2% was the greatest margin between 1836 and 1904.
Most of their remaining members either joined or supported the Constitutional Union Party in 1860. This was the last election in which the Democrats won Pennsylvania until 1936, the last in which the Democrats won Illinois until 1892, the last in which the Democrats won California until 1880, the last in which the Democrats won Indiana and Virginia until 1876 and the last in which the Democrats won Tennessee until 1872.
This also started the long Republican trend in Vermont, which would not be broken until 1964, over a century later.
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