This is the electoral history of James Buchanan. He was the 15th president of the United States (1856-1860); 17th United States Secretary of State; United States Minister to the United Kingdom and Russia; U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's third (1821-1823) and fourth congressional district (1823-1831); and U.S. senator from Pennsylvania (1834-1845).
United States House of Representatives elections
1820
1822
1824
1826
1828
United States Senate election
1834
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|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 133 | align="right" | 100.00% |}
1836
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|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 133 | align="right" | 100.00% |}
1843
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|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 132 | align="right" | 100.00% |}
Democratic National Conventions
1844
Notes
1848
1852
1856
1856 United States presidential election
Source (Popular Vote): Source (Electoral Vote):
(a) The popular vote figures exclude South Carolina where the Electors were chosen by the state legislature rather than by popular vote.