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James
BUCHANAN
John Cabell Breckinridge

Party: DEMOCRATIC
Home State:

PR: PA; VP: KY
Electoral Votes: 174
Pop. Vote: 1,838,169 (45.3%)

John Charles
FRŠMONT
William Lewis Dayton

Party: REPUBLICAN
Home State:

PR: CA; VP: NJ
Electoral Votes: 114
Pop. Vote: 1,341,264 (33.1%)

Millard
FILLMORE
Andrew Jackson Donelson

Party: AMERICAN
(aka KNOW-NOTHING)
Home State:

PR: NY; VP: TN
Electoral Votes: 8
Pop. Vote: 874,534 (21.6%)

Total electoral votes - 296 (from 31 states)
Majority needed to win - 149
Total popular vote - 4,053,967

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