US Election Results
1848 US Presidential Election Result, Past US election Result, US Presidential Election History Details winner candidates party vote %, US Election Results
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1848 US Presidential Election Result, Past US election Result, US Presidential Election History Details winner candidates party vote %, US Election Results
The United States presidential election of 1848 was the 16th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1848. It was won by Zachary Taylor of the Whig Party, who ran against Lewis Cass of the Democratic Party and former President Martin Van Buren of the newly-formed Free Soil Party.
Incumbent President James K. Polk, having achieved all of his major objectives in one term and suffering from declining health, kept his promise not to seek re-election.
Presidential candidate |
Party |
Home state |
Popular vote |
Electoral |
Running mate |
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Count |
Pct |
vote |
Vice-presidential candidate |
Home state |
Elect. vote |
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Zachary Taylor |
Whig |
Louisiana |
13,61,393 |
47.30% |
163 |
Millard Fillmore |
New York |
163 |
Lewis Cass |
Democratic |
Michigan |
12,23,460 |
42.50% |
127 |
William Orlando Butler |
Kentucky |
127 |
Martin Van Buren |
Free Soil |
New York |
2,91,501 |
10.10% |
0 |
Charles Francis Adams, Sr. |
Massachusetts |
0 |
Gerrit Smith |
Liberty |
New York |
2,545 |
0.10% |
0 |
Charles C. Foote |
Michigan |
0 |
Other |
285 |
0.00% |
— |
Other |
— |
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Total |
28,79,184 |
100% |
290 |
|
290 |
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Needed to win |
146 |
|
146 |