1848 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1848 United States presidential election in Michigan
Flag of Michigan.svg
  1844 November 7, 1848 1852  
  Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg Portrait of Martin Van Buren (cropped).jpg
Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Martin Van Buren
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Home state Michigan Louisiana New York
Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore Charles F. Adams
Electoral vote500
Popular vote30,74223,94710,393
Percentage47.24%36.80%15.97%

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

Contents

Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren. Cass won his home state, for which he was serving as a United States Senator, by a margin of 10.44%. This was the last time until 1968 that a Democrat would carry Michigan without winning the presidency.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in Michigan [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lewis Cass 30,742 47.24%
Whig Zachary Taylor 23,94736.80%
Free Soil Martin Van Buren 10,39315.97%
Total votes65,082 100%

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References

  1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 1, 2017.