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1856 Senate Elections

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Table of returns — 36 states
1856 Senate Elections results by state. Column headers sort the table.
AlabamaLiberal (Liberal)19.5%
ArkansasLiberal (Liberal)12.8%
AustinLiberal (Liberal)9.6%
CaliforniaPopular Democratic (Popular Democratic)23.8%
ChihuahuaNational (National)4.5%
ConnecticutNational (National)16.3%
DelawareNational (National)18.2%
GeorgiaLiberal (Liberal)26.5%
IllinoisPopular Democratic (Popular Democratic)0.9%
IowaPopular Democratic (Popular Democratic)0.4%
KentuckyLiberal (Liberal)4.1%
MaineNational (National)3.2%
MarshallNational (National)12.3%
MarylandNational (National)13.0%
MassachusettsNational (National)7.4%
MiamiLiberal (Liberal)3.7%
MichiganNational (National)4.7%
MississippiLiberal (Liberal)20.6%
MissouriLiberal (Liberal)13.8%
New HampshireNational (National)7.2%
New JerseyNational (National)10.0%
New MexicoLiberal (Liberal)9.0%
New YorkPopular Democratic (Popular Democratic)18.0%
North CarolinaNational (National)19.9%
OhioPopular Democratic (Popular Democratic)10.4%
OrleansNational (National)2.8%
PennsylvaniaNational (National)14.2%
Rhode IslandPopular Democratic (Popular Democratic)1.6%
Rio GrandeNational (National)14.5%
SonoraNational (National)17.2%
South CarolinaLiberal (Liberal)8.6%
TennesseeLiberal (Liberal)4.9%
TexasLiberal (Liberal)24.2%
VermontNational (National)8.6%
VirginiaNational (National)5.9%
WisconsinNational (National)2.4%