Millard Fillmore, President

Millard Fillmore

President
Born
January 7, 1800
Died
March 8, 1874
Age at death
74
Home state
New York
Party
Whig
In office
1850–1853
On the ballot
1832–1856
5-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Fillmore2.5M
Opponents4.7M
Total Electoral Votes
Fillmore171
Opponents415
7
Elections run

As a running mate, Fillmore is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.

Between 1832 and 1856, Millard Fillmore ran in 7 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, Governor, and President), winning 5 and losing 2. Fillmore's biggest single-election total was 1,360,099 votes, in the 1848 U.S. presidential election. Fillmore's closest win came in the 1836 U.S. House election in New York's District 32, decided by 1,665 votes.

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How many votes has Millard Fillmore received?

Millard Fillmore has received 2,484,964 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2, plus 171 electoral votes.

Election history

Millard Fillmore’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1856Presidentwith Andrew Jackson DonelsonLost873,053 (21.5%)8 EVJames Buchanan
John C. Fremont
1848Vice Presidentwith Zachary TaylorWon1,360,099 (47.3%)163 EVLewis Cass
1844GovernorNew YorkLost231,05747.4%Silas Wright
1840U.S. HouseNew YorkWon6,68263.85%William C Roberts
John T More
1838U.S. HouseNew YorkWon5,41465.66%Sylvanus Barker V
1836U.S. HouseNew YorkWon4,47561.43%Samuel Sherwood
1832U.S. HouseNew YorkWon4,18469.59%Hoyt
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000115) and Wikidata (Q12306). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 20, 2026.