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John C. Fremont vs Millard Fillmore

John C. Fremont vs Millard Fillmore in 1856: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

John C. Fremont

Elections
1 (1856)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
114
Best popular vote
33.1% in 1856
Parties
Republican
vs

Millard Fillmore

Elections
1 (1856)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
8
Best popular vote
21.6% in 1856
Parties
Whig-American

1856

John C. Fremont states
11
Millard Fillmore states
1
Popular vote
33.1% – 21.6%
Alabama: another candidateAlaskaArizonaArkansas: another candidateCalifornia: another candidateColoradoConnecticut: John C. FremontDelaware: another candidateDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: another candidateGeorgia: another candidateHawaiiIdahoIllinois: another candidateIndiana: another candidateIowa: John C. FremontKansasKentucky: another candidateLouisiana: another candidateMaine: John C. FremontMaryland: Millard FillmoreMassachusetts: John C. FremontMichigan: John C. FremontMinnesotaMississippi: another candidateMissouri: another candidateMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: John C. FremontNew Jersey: another candidateNew MexicoNew York: John C. FremontNorth Carolina: another candidateNorth DakotaOhio: John C. FremontOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: another candidateRhode Island: John C. FremontSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth DakotaTennessee: another candidateTexas: another candidateUtahVermont: John C. FremontVirginia: another candidateWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: John C. FremontWyomingVermont: John C. FremontNew Hampshire: John C. FremontMassachusetts: John C. FremontRhode Island: John C. FremontConnecticut: John C. FremontNew Jersey: another candidateDelaware: another candidateMaryland: Millard FillmoreDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1856
StateJohn C. FremontMillard FillmoreGap (pts)EV
Alabama 0.0% 37.9% -37.9 9
Arkansas 0.0% 32.9% -32.9 4
California 18.8% 32.8% -14.0 4
Connecticut 53.2% 6 3.3% 49.9 6
Delaware 2.1% 43.0% -40.9 3
Florida 0.0% 43.2% -43.2 3
Georgia 0.0% 42.9% -42.9 10
Illinois 40.2% 15.7% 24.5 11
Indiana 40.1% 9.5% 30.6 13
Iowa 48.8% 4 10.5% 38.3 4
Kentucky 0.0% 47.5% -47.5 12
Louisiana 0.0% 48.3% -48.3 6
Maine 61.3% 8 3.0% 58.3 8
Maryland 0.3% 54.6% 8 -54.3 8
Massachusetts 63.6% 13 11.5% 52.1 13
Michigan 57.2% 6 1.3% 55.9 6
Mississippi 0.0% 40.6% -40.6 7
Missouri 0.0% 45.6% -45.6 9
New Hampshire 53.7% 5 0.6% 53.1 5
New Jersey 28.5% 24.3% 4.2 7
New York 46.3% 35 20.9% 25.4 35
North Carolina 0.0% 43.2% -43.2 10
Ohio 48.5% 23 7.3% 41.2 23
Pennsylvania 32.1% 17.8% 14.3 27
Rhode Island 57.8% 4 8.5% 49.3 4
South Carolina — — — —
Tennessee 0.0% 47.8% -47.8 12
Texas 0.0% 33.4% -33.4 4
Vermont 78.1% 5 1.1% 77.0 5
Virginia 0.0% 40.0% -40.0 15
Wisconsin 55.7% 5 0.5% 55.2 5

Questions and answers

Who won between John C. Fremont and Millard Fillmore in 1856?

Neither won the presidency. Electoral votes: John C. Fremont 114, Millard Fillmore 8. Popular vote: John C. Fremont 33.1%, Millard Fillmore 21.6%.

How many states did John C. Fremont and Millard Fillmore each win in 1856?

John C. Fremont carried 11 and Millard Fillmore carried 1.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data