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1856 United States presidential election

November 4, 1856
296 members of the Electoral College 149 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	78.7% 9.1 pp
Nominee John C. Frémont James Buchanan Millard Fillmore Party Republican Democratic Know Nothing Alliance – – Whig Home state California Pennsylvania New York Running mate William L. Dayton John C. Breckinridge Andrew J. Donelson Electoral vote 152 124 20 States carried 13 14 4 Popular vote 1,467,493 1,721,122 853,681 Percentage 36.3% 42.6% 21.1%
President before election Franklin Pierce Democratic Elected President John C. Frémont Republican

1860 United States presidential election

November 6, 1860
206 members of the Electoral College 103 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	80.5% 1.8 pp
Nominee John C. Frémont Clement Vallandigham John J. Crittenden Party Republican Democratic Constitutional Union Home state California Ohio Kentucky Running mate Abraham Lincoln Benjamin Butler John P. Kennedy Electoral vote 113 70 23 States carried 14 4 3 Popular vote 1,525,614 1,492,290 647,178 Percentage 41.6% 40.7% 17.7%
President before election John C. Frémont Republican Elected President John C. Frémont Republican