1848 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1848 United States presidential election in Delaware
Flag of Delaware.svg
  1844 November 7, 1848 1852  
  Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg
Nominee Zachary Taylor Lewis Cass
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Louisiana Michigan
Running mate Millard Fillmore William O. Butler
Electoral vote30
Popular vote6,4405,910
Percentage51.80%47.54%

Delaware 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 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.

Contents

Delaware voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won the state by a narrow margin of 4.26%.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in Delaware [1] [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 6,44051.80%3100.00%
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 5,91047.54%00.00%
Free Soil Martin Van Buren of New York Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts 820.66%00.00%
Total12,432100.00%3100.00%

Results by county

1848 United States presidential election in Delaware [3]
CountyZachary Taylor

Whig

Lewis Cass

Democratic

Martin Van Buren

Free Soil

MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%
Kent1,49752.79%1,33747.14%20.07%1605.64%2,836
New Castle3,09152.50%2,71746.14%801.36%3746.35%5,888
Sussex1,85249.95%1,85650.05%00.00%-4-0.11%3,708
Total:6,44051.80%5,91047.54%820.66%5304.26%12,432

See also

References

  1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results – Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  2. "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  3. Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. p. 320.