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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > presidential campaigns and elections > presidential election of 1856

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presidential election of 1856  

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  • THE 1856 PRESIDENTIAL election campaign differed dramatically from the previous antebellum campaigns in its sectional focus. In previous elections, from roughly the mid-1830s through 1852, the two major parties attempted to secure a national victory. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Presidential Election of 1856]

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