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Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 35th Congress were held in 1856 and 1857. The elections returned a semblance of normality to the Democratic Party as they retook a House majority and retained the presidency with the election of James Buchanan. However the party was permanently divided over the slavery issue.Earlier in the year the Whig Party disbanded.

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firstLeader
James Lawrence Orr
secondLeader
Galusha A. Grow
start date
1856-08-04
title
United States House of Representatives elections 1856

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