Democratic Party Nomination
Democratic candidates:
- Franklin Pierce, former U.S. senator from New Hampshire
- Lewis Cass, former Secretary of War, Senator from Michigan, and 1848 presidential nominee
- James Buchanan, former Secretary of State and Senator from Pennsylvania
- William L. Marcy, former Secretary of War and Governor of New York
- Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. senator from Illinois
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