Despite their significant loss in the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/1856_United_States_presidential_election" title="1856 United... by @wikipedia | Factiii
Despite their significant loss in the election of 1856, Republican leaders realized that even though they appealed only to Northern voters, they needed to win only two more states, such as Pennsylvania and Illinois, to win the presidency in 1860.
