1. Election of 1856 James Buchanan
Original Dem. nomination was Stephen Douglas
Buchanan was originally Minister to Britain
Buchanan was very popular in the South
Buchanan won the election of 1856
John C. Frémont
Republican Party
First candidate for the party
Denounced the Kansas-Nebraska Act and slavery
Republicans-the party of North
114 electoral votes
Millard Fillmore
Former Whig; now part of Know-Nothing Party
Opposed immigration and Catholic influence
Refused to take a stand on slavery/expansion
Only gets 8 electoral votes
Effects
Buchanan, Dem., won due to his support for popular sovereignty
A weak leader in a badly divided nation
The Republican party had hopes for the election of 1860 even though they lost this election