1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

November 7, 1848 1852 →
  Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg Martin Van Buren crop.jpg
Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Martin Van Buren
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Home state Michigan Louisiana New York
Running mate William Orlando Butler Millard Fillmore Charles Francis Adams Sr.
Electoral vote 4 0 0
Popular vote 15,001 13,747 10,418
Percentage 38.30% 35.10% 26.60%

Wisconsin Presidential Election Results 1848.svg
County Results

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

The 1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1848 as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. It was the first presidential election held in Wisconsin since its admission to the Union on May 29th, earlier the same year. Democratic candidate Lewis Cass won the state with 38% of the vote, carrying the state's 4 electoral votes.

With 26.6% of the popular vote, Wisconsin would prove to be Van Buren's third strongest state after Vermont and Massachusetts.[1]

Results[]

1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 15,001 38.30% 4 100.00%
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 13,747 35.10% 0 0.00%
Free Soil Martin Van Buren of New York Charles Francis Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts 10,418 26.60% 0 0.00%
Total 39,166 100.00% 4 100.00%


See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1848 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Wisconsin". Retrieved May 10, 2016.


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