Overall , Buchanan received 1,836,072 ( 45.3 % ) votes , while Fremont received 1,342,345 votes , and Fillmore received 873,053 votes .
Buchanan did not campaign and carried most slave states and scored a decisive victory in the west .
Buchanan received 1,836,072 ( 45.3 % ) votes , while Fremont received 1,342,345 votes , and Fillmore received 873,053 votes .
Buchanan did not campaign and carried most slave states and scored a decisive victory in the west .