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Election in Mississippi
1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi
County Results
Buchanan
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
Fillmore
50-60%
60-70%
90-100%
The 1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 1856. Mississippi voters chose seven electors to represent the state in the
Electoral College , which chose the
president and
vice president .
Mississippi was won by
Senator
James Buchanan (
D –
Pennsylvania ), running with
Representative and future presidential candidate in the
1860 presidential election
John C. Breckinridge , with 59.44% of the popular vote, against the
13th president of the United States
Millard Fillmore (
W –
New York ), running with the 2nd
United States Ambassador to Germany
Andrew Jackson Donelson , with 40.56% of the popular vote.
The
Republican Party nominee
John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state.
Results
References