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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.
Since Lincoln was personally opposed to slavery, he found the Republican Party platform much to his liking. The first Republican to run for President was John C. Fremont, and that was in 1856. But Fremontâs appeal was largely regional, and he was defeated by James Buchanan.