1856 Philadelphia mayoral election

1856 Philadelphia mayoral election
May 6, 1856
 
Nominee Richard Vaux Henry Dunning Moore
Party Democratic Know Nothing
Popular vote 29,534 25,445
Percentage 53.4% 46.1%

Mayor before election

Robert T. Conrad
Whig

Elected mayor

Richard Vaux
Democratic

The 1856 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on May 6, 1856. The Democratic candidate Richard Vaux defeated the Know Nothing candidate Henry Dunning Moore.