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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

1848 US Presidential Election Result, Past US election Result, US Presidential Election History Details winner candidates party vote %, US Election Resultsus-map

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

Count

Pct

vote

Vice-presidential candidate

Home state

Elect. vote

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

Total

28,79,184

100%

290

 

290

Needed to win

146

 

146