ohio was won by california senator john c. frémont (r–georgia), running with director of new jersey senator william l. dayton, with 48.51% of the popular vote, against senator james buchanan (d–pennsylvania), running with representative and future presidential candidate in the 1860 presidential election john c. breckinridge, with 44.21% of the popular vote and the 13th president of the united states millard fillmore (a–new york), running with the 2nd united states ambassador to germany andrew jackson donelson, with 7.28% of the popular vote.