Fear prevailed over demographics in 1856. A Democrat won the election: James Buchanan, a Northerner strongly tied to Southern interests.

On this day in 1856, the Know-Nothings convened in Philadelphia to nominate their first presidential ticket. In November, their candidates — Millard Fillmore, a former one-term president, and ...

The speaker race still pales in comparison to the two-month 1856 speaker election that took 133 ballots.

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The mayoral election between Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos headlines this month's runoff elections in San Antonio, Texas. Here's where you can vote.

The Election and the Candidates--Sober Thoughts for Sober Men. Share full article July 31, 1856 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from July 31, 1856, Page 3 Buy ...

Many Americans already are weary after hearing from bloviating candidates for the presidency a year and a half before the 2016 election.

But a few extra rounds of balloting would be a far cry from the nearly two months and 133 votes the House took to choose its leader in 1856 — the longest and most contentious speaker election in ...