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Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore ran for president in 1856. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1856 Lost

Whig-American
Electoral votes
8of 296
Popular vote
873,05321.60%
States carried
1
Running mate
Andrew Jackson Donelson

Opponents: James Buchanan (174 EV), John C. Fremont (114 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizonaArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColoradoConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaiiIdahoIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansasKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: wonMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesotaMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew MexicoNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth DakotaOhio: lostOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth DakotaTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtahVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: lostWyomingVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1856 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Millard Fillmore run for president?

1 time (1856), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Millard Fillmore win?

1856: 8.

What share of the popular vote did Millard Fillmore get?

1856: 21.6% (873,053 votes).

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