1848 United States presidential election in Georgia

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1848 United States presidential election in Georgia

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Nominee Zachary Taylor Lewis Cass Party Whig Democratic Home state Louisiana Michigan Running mate Millard Fillmore William O. Butler Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 47,532 44,785 Percentage 51.49% 48.51%

County Results Taylor   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Cass   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

President before election James K. Polk Democratic Elected President Zachary Taylor Whig

The 1848 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Georgia voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won Georgia by a narrow margin of 2.98%.

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1848 [1] [2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	47,532	51.49%	10	100.00%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Michigan	William O. Butler of Kentucky	44,785	48.51%	0	0.00%
Total				92,317	100.00%	10	100.00%

References

1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Georgia". 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.