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Buchanan had two opponents in the election; John Fremont of the newly organized Republican party, and former President Millard Fillmore of the Know-Nothing party. The Republicans opposed the extension of slavery.
What did the 1856 presidential election reveal about the Democrats and the Republicans? Democrats could win the presidency with a national candidate who could compete in the North without alienating the South, the Republicans were a significant political force for those in the North