Election in Tennessee
The 1856 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election . Voters chose twelve representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Tennessee voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan , over American Party candidate Millard Fillmore . Buchanan won Tennessee by a margin of 4.36 percentage points, although Tennessee was Fillmore's third-strongest state after Maryland and Louisiana .
Republican Party candidate John C. Frémont was not on the ballot in the state.
This was the only instance between 1832 and 1872 when a Democrat won Tennessee. This is the most recent election in which Scott County , Hancock County , and Washington County voted for a Democratic presidential nominee.[1]
Results
References
^ Menendez, Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004 . pp. 298–304. ISBN 0786422173 .
^ "1856 Presidential General Election Results — Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 3, 2017 .
^ "1856 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project . University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 3, 2017 .