The convention was the last for the Whig party, which had floundered after losing a total of 37 seats in Congress in the 1850 and 1852 elections.
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In the 1850 midterm elections, Democrats strengthened their majority as the Whigs lost 23 seats in the House and 2 seats in the Senate.
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In 1852, the Whigs lost another 14 House seats and one Senate seat.
Millard Fillmore were at this time Know Nothings, although Hunt presided over a "Whig" convention in 1856 which endorsed the Know Nothing candidate Fillmore for the presidency.
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