1848 United States presidential election in Ohio
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The 1848 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1848 as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. State voters chose twenty-three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Ohio narrowly voted for the Democratic Party candidate, Lewis Cass, won the state with a plurality of 47.12% of the popular vote. The Whig Party candidate, Zachary Taylor, garnered 42.12% of the popular vote.[1] This is the only election where the Democratic candidate won Ohio but lost the general election.
Results
| 1848 United States presidential election in Ohio | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 3px" | | Democratic | Lewis Cass | 154,773 | 47.12% | 23 |
| style="background-color:Template:Whig Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 3px" | | Whig | Zachary Taylor | 138,359 | 42.12% | 0 |
| style="background-color:Template:Free Soil Party/meta/color; width: 3px" | | Free Soil | Martin Van Buren | 35,347 | 10.76% | 0 |
| Totals | 328,479 | 100.0% | 23 | ||
See also
References
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