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James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States (1857-1861), served immediately prior to the American Civil War.

James Buchanan won the election of 1856.

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All three major parties found support in the North, but the Republicans had virtually no backing in the South. Buchanan won a plurality of the popular vote and a majority of the electoral vote, taking all but one slave state and five free states.

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Presidential Election of 1856: A Resource Guide Political PartyPresidential NomineeElectoral CollegeDemocraticJames Buchanan174RepublicanJohn C. Fremont114Whig-AmericanMillard Fillmore8

James Buchanan, however, had a record that perfectly positioned him for the office, and he entered the convention in Cincinnati that summer as the front-runner. Hailing from a populous state as a longtime member of Congress and an envoy to Russia and England, Buchanan had many attractive political assets.