The 1856 United States presidential election in the New Hampshire took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
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New Hampshire was won by former California Senator John C. Frémont, who won the state by a narrow vote margin of less than 6,000 votes. He then lost nationally to former United States Minister to the United Kingdom James Buchanan.
Results
| 1856 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | John C. Frémont of California | William L. Dayton of New Jersey | 37,473 | 53.71% | 5 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | James Buchanan of Pennsylvania | John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky | 31,891 | 45.71% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Know Nothing | Millard Fillmore of New York | Andrew Jackson Donelson of Tennessee | 410 | 0.59% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 69,774 | 100.00% | 5 | 100.00% | ||||