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Election in Ohio
The 1856 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the
1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Ohio was won by
California
Senator
John C. Frémont, running with
New Jersey
Senator
William L. Dayton, with 48.51% of the popular vote, against
Senator
James Buchanan (
D–
Pennsylvania), running with
Representative and future presidential candidate in the
1860 presidential election
John C. Breckinridge, with 44.21% of the popular vote and the
13th president of the United States
Millard Fillmore (
A–
New York), running with the 2nd
United States Ambassador to Germany
Andrew Jackson Donelson, with 7.28% of the popular vote.
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Results
Results by county
County
|
John C. Fremont Republican
|
James Buchanan Democratic
|
Millard Fillmore Know Nothing
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
Adams
|
1,407
|
40.49%
|
1,790
|
51.51%
|
278
|
8.00%
|
-383
|
-11.02%
|
3,475
|
Allen
|
1,415
|
46.90%
|
1,508
|
49.98%
|
94
|
3.12%
|
-93
|
-3.08%
|
3,017
|
Ashland
|
1,912
|
47.33%
|
2,089
|
51.71%
|
39
|
0.96%
|
-177
|
-4.38%
|
4,040
|
Ashtabula
|
5,108
|
80.63%
|
975
|
15.39%
|
252
|
3.98%
|
4,133
|
65.24%
|
6,335
|
Athens
|
2,299
|
60.45%
|
1,350
|
35.50%
|
154
|
4.05%
|
949
|
24.95%
|
3,803
|
Auglaize
|
912
|
35.02%
|
1,604
|
61.60%
|
88
|
3.38%
|
-692
|
-26.58%
|
2,604
|
Belmont
|
1,817
|
28.48%
|
2,810
|
44.04%
|
1,753
|
27.48%
|
-993
|
-15.56%
|
6,380
|
Brown
|
1,785
|
36.33%
|
2,700
|
54.96%
|
428
|
8.71%
|
-915
|
-18.63%
|
4,913
|
Butler
|
2,301
|
37.68%
|
3,509
|
57.47%
|
296
|
4.85%
|
-1,208
|
-19.79%
|
6,106
|
Carroll
|
1,750
|
56.60%
|
1,255
|
40.59%
|
87
|
2.81%
|
495
|
16.01%
|
3,092
|
Champaign
|
1,995
|
49.55%
|
1,711
|
42.50%
|
320
|
7.95%
|
284
|
7.05%
|
4,026
|
Clark
|
2,641
|
60.74%
|
1,539
|
35.40%
|
168
|
3.86%
|
1,102
|
25.34%
|
4,348
|
Clermont
|
2,188
|
38.32%
|
2,741
|
48.00%
|
781
|
13.68%
|
-553
|
-9.68%
|
5,710
|
Clinton
|
2,117
|
60.02%
|
1,170
|
33.17%
|
240
|
6.81%
|
947
|
26.85%
|
3,527
|
Columbiana
|
3,516
|
57.55%
|
2,497
|
40.87%
|
96
|
1.58%
|
1,019
|
16.68%
|
6,109
|
Coshocton
|
2,162
|
48.06%
|
2,281
|
50.70%
|
56
|
1.24%
|
-119
|
-2.64%
|
4,499
|
Crawford
|
1,685
|
43.53%
|
2,154
|
55.64%
|
32
|
0.83%
|
-469
|
-12.11%
|
3,871
|
Cuyahoga
|
6,360
|
57.29%
|
4,446
|
40.05%
|
296
|
2.66%
|
1,914
|
17.24%
|
11,102
|
Darke
|
2,086
|
48.70%
|
1,988
|
46.42%
|
209
|
4.88%
|
98
|
2.28%
|
4,283
|
Defiance
|
821
|
46.81%
|
895
|
51.03%
|
38
|
2.16%
|
-74
|
-4.22%
|
1,754
|
Delaware
|
2,367
|
55.75%
|
1,649
|
38.84%
|
230
|
5.41%
|
718
|
16.91%
|
4,246
|
Erie
|
2,258
|
60.86%
|
1,377
|
37.12%
|
75
|
2.02%
|
881
|
23.74%
|
3,710
|
Fairfield
|
1,700
|
30.12%
|
3,233
|
57.28%
|
711
|
12.60%
|
-1,533
|
-27.16%
|
5,644
|
Fayette
|
1,209
|
49.11%
|
880
|
35.74%
|
373
|
15.15%
|
329
|
13.37%
|
2,462
|
Franklin
|
3,488
|
44.42%
|
3,791
|
48.27%
|
574
|
7.31%
|
-303
|
-3.85%
|
7,853
|
Fulton
|
1,098
|
56.77%
|
772
|
39.92%
|
64
|
3.31%
|
326
|
16.85%
|
1,934
|
Gallia
|
610
|
19.32%
|
1,341
|
42.48%
|
1,206
|
38.20%
|
-731
|
-23.16%
|
3,157
|
Geauga
|
2,694
|
80.97%
|
575
|
17.28%
|
58
|
1.75%
|
2,119
|
63.69%
|
3,327
|
Greene
|
3,032
|
64.36%
|
1,465
|
31.10%
|
214
|
4.54%
|
1,567
|
33.26%
|
4,711
|
Guernsey
|
2,392
|
52.76%
|
1,932
|
42.61%
|
210
|
4.63%
|
460
|
10.15%
|
4,534
|
Hamilton
|
9,345
|
33.28%
|
13,051
|
46.48%
|
5,680
|
20.24%
|
-3,706
|
-13.20%
|
28,076
|
Hancock
|
1,773
|
47.23%
|
1,944
|
51.78%
|
37
|
0.99%
|
-171
|
-4.55%
|
3,754
|
Hardin
|
1,091
|
53.09%
|
882
|
42.92%
|
82
|
3.99%
|
209
|
10.17%
|
2,055
|
Harrison
|
2,060
|
56.55%
|
1,473
|
40.43%
|
110
|
3.02%
|
587
|
16.12%
|
3,643
|
Henry
|
587
|
46.44%
|
655
|
51.82%
|
22
|
1.74%
|
-68
|
-5.38%
|
1,264
|
Highland
|
1,810
|
37.37%
|
2,140
|
44.18%
|
894
|
18.45%
|
-330
|
-6.81%
|
4,844
|
Hocking
|
1,092
|
41.04%
|
1,454
|
54.64%
|
115
|
4.32%
|
-362
|
-13.60%
|
2,661
|
Holmes
|
1,285
|
37.87%
|
2,103
|
61.98%
|
5
|
0.15%
|
-818
|
-24.11%
|
3,393
|
Huron
|
3,468
|
66.30%
|
1,709
|
32.67%
|
54
|
1.03%
|
1,759
|
33.63%
|
5,231
|
Jackson
|
938
|
34.27%
|
1,383
|
50.53%
|
416
|
15.20%
|
-445
|
-16.26%
|
3,269
|
Jefferson
|
2,424
|
51.86%
|
1,991
|
42.60%
|
259
|
5.54%
|
433
|
9.26%
|
4,674
|
Knox
|
2,735
|
51.64%
|
2,437
|
46.02%
|
124
|
2.34%
|
298
|
5.62%
|
5,296
|
Lake
|
2,371
|
78.04%
|
628
|
20.67%
|
39
|
1.29%
|
1,743
|
57.37%
|
3,038
|
Lawrence
|
743
|
26.58%
|
1,150
|
41.14%
|
902
|
32.28%
|
-407
|
-14.56%
|
2,795
|
Licking
|
3,027
|
44.42%
|
3,371
|
49.46%
|
417
|
6.12%
|
-344
|
-5.04%
|
6,815
|
Logan
|
2,093
|
56.75%
|
1,328
|
36.01%
|
267
|
7.24%
|
765
|
20.74%
|
3,688
|
Lorain
|
3,604
|
70.97%
|
1,420
|
27.96%
|
54
|
1.07%
|
2,184
|
43.01%
|
5,078
|
Lucas
|
1,639
|
41.07%
|
1,866
|
46.76%
|
486
|
12.17%
|
-227
|
-5.69%
|
3,991
|
Madison
|
997
|
46.85%
|
656
|
30.83%
|
475
|
22.32%
|
341
|
16.02%
|
2,128
|
Mahoning
|
2,323
|
54.16%
|
1,937
|
45.16%
|
29
|
0.68%
|
386
|
9.00%
|
4,289
|
Marion
|
1,367
|
51.66%
|
1,275
|
48.19%
|
4
|
0.15%
|
92
|
3.47%
|
2,646
|
Medina
|
2,635
|
62.22%
|
1,572
|
37.12%
|
28
|
0.66%
|
1,063
|
25.10%
|
4,235
|
Meigs
|
1,998
|
50.65%
|
1,603
|
40.63%
|
344
|
8.72%
|
395
|
10.02%
|
3,996
|
Mercer
|
629
|
33.07%
|
1,159
|
60.94%
|
114
|
5.99%
|
-530
|
-27.87%
|
1,902
|
Miami
|
3,171
|
59.63%
|
1,988
|
37.38%
|
159
|
2.99%
|
1,183
|
22.25%
|
5,318
|
Monroe
|
1,016
|
23.96%
|
2,812
|
66.31%
|
413
|
9.73%
|
-1,796
|
-42.35%
|
4,672
|
Montgomery
|
4,038
|
46.34%
|
4,285
|
49.17%
|
391
|
4.49%
|
-247
|
-2.83%
|
8,714
|
Morgan
|
2,125
|
53.19%
|
1,669
|
41.78%
|
201
|
5.03%
|
456
|
11.41%
|
3,995
|
Morrow
|
2,031
|
53.46%
|
1,667
|
43.88%
|
101
|
2.66%
|
364
|
9.58%
|
3,799
|
Muskingum
|
3,172
|
41.44%
|
3,391
|
44.30%
|
1,092
|
14.26%
|
-219
|
-2.86%
|
7,655
|
Noble
|
1,603
|
51.81%
|
1,337
|
43.21%
|
154
|
4.98%
|
266
|
8.60%
|
3,094
|
Ottawa
|
454
|
48.71%
|
477
|
51.18%
|
1
|
0.11%
|
-23
|
-2.47%
|
932
|
Paulding
|
497
|
73.96%
|
170
|
25.30%
|
5
|
0.74%
|
327
|
48.66%
|
672
|
Perry
|
1,385
|
37.19%
|
1,847
|
49.60%
|
492
|
13.21%
|
-462
|
-12.41%
|
3,724
|
Pickaway
|
1,724
|
41.32%
|
2,066
|
49.52%
|
382
|
9.16%
|
-342
|
-8.20%
|
4,172
|
Pike
|
523
|
25.23%
|
1,175
|
56.68%
|
375
|
18.09%
|
-652
|
-31.45%
|
2,073
|
Portage
|
2,983
|
58.94%
|
2,072
|
40.94%
|
6
|
0.12%
|
911
|
18.00%
|
5,061
|
Preble
|
2,249
|
55.08%
|
1,561
|
38.23%
|
273
|
6.69%
|
688
|
16.85%
|
4,083
|
Putnam
|
790
|
41.36%
|
1,116
|
58.43%
|
4
|
0.21%
|
-326
|
-17.07%
|
1,910
|
Richland
|
2,726
|
47.93%
|
2,909
|
51.14%
|
53
|
0.93%
|
-183
|
-3.21%
|
5,688
|
Ross
|
2,436
|
42.69%
|
2,681
|
46.99%
|
589
|
10.32%
|
-245
|
-4.30%
|
5,706
|
Sandusky
|
1,548
|
48.50%
|
1,599
|
50.09%
|
45
|
1.41%
|
-51
|
-1.59%
|
3,192
|
Scioto
|
546
|
15.60%
|
1,634
|
46.67%
|
1,321
|
37.73%
|
-1,088
|
-31.07%
|
3,501
|
Seneca
|
2,565
|
48.64%
|
2,605
|
49.40%
|
103
|
1.96%
|
-40
|
-0.76%
|
5,273
|
Shelby
|
1,356
|
46.30%
|
1,446
|
49.37%
|
127
|
4.33%
|
-90
|
-3.07%
|
2,929
|
Stark
|
3,770
|
50.73%
|
3,633
|
48.88%
|
29
|
0.39%
|
137
|
1.85%
|
7,432
|
Summit
|
3,185
|
63.64%
|
1,746
|
34.89%
|
74
|
1.47%
|
1,439
|
28.75%
|
5,005
|
Trumbull
|
4,049
|
67.63%
|
1,920
|
32.07%
|
18
|
0.30%
|
2,129
|
35.56%
|
5,987
|
Tuscarawas
|
3,007
|
52.93%
|
2,656
|
46.75%
|
18
|
0.32%
|
351
|
6.18%
|
5,681
|
Union
|
1,431
|
52.06%
|
1,055
|
38.38%
|
263
|
9.56%
|
376
|
13.68%
|
2,749
|
Van Wert
|
758
|
48.01%
|
789
|
49.97%
|
32
|
2.02%
|
-31
|
-1.96%
|
1,579
|
Vinton
|
932
|
43.21%
|
1,174
|
54.43%
|
51
|
2.36%
|
-242
|
-11.22%
|
2,157
|
Warren
|
2,688
|
55.91%
|
1,776
|
36.94%
|
344
|
7.15%
|
912
|
18.97%
|
4,808
|
Washington
|
2,783
|
52.36%
|
2,251
|
42.35%
|
281
|
5.29%
|
532
|
10.01%
|
5,315
|
Wayne
|
2,904
|
49.48%
|
2,918
|
49.72%
|
47
|
0.80%
|
-14
|
-0.24%
|
5,869
|
Williams
|
1,327
|
55.34%
|
1,022
|
42.62%
|
49
|
2.04%
|
305
|
12.72%
|
2,398
|
Wood
|
1,319
|
55.03%
|
935
|
39.01%
|
143
|
5.96%
|
384
|
16.02%
|
2,397
|
Wyandot
|
1,247
|
47.36%
|
1,278
|
48.54%
|
108
|
4.10%
|
-31
|
-1.18%
|
2,633
|
Totals |
187,497 |
48.51% |
170,874 |
44.21% |
28,126 |
7.28% |
16,623 |
4.30% |
386,497
|
See also
References