Antebellum CrisisKY · 12 EV
1856
Kentucky: Fillmore carries 12 EV.
Kentucky cast its 12 electoral votes for Fillmore (American (Know-Nothing)). National winner: James Buchanan (Democratic) — Kentucky voted against the national winner this cycle.
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