1848 United States presidential election in Delaware
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Elections in Delaware |
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The 1848 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Delaware voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won Delaware by a margin of 4.26%.
Results
United States presidential election in Delaware, 1848[1][2] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Whig | Zachary Taylor of Louisiana | Millard Fillmore of New York | 6,440 | 51.80% | 3 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Lewis Cass of Michigan | William O. Butler of Kentucky | 5,910 | 47.54% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Free Soil | Martin Van Buren of New York | Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts | 82 | 0.66% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 12,432 | 100.00% | 3 | 100.00% |
References
- ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 24 December 2013.