1848 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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1848 United States presidential election in Mississippi
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  1844 November 7, 1848 1852  
  Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg
Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor
Party Democratic Whig
Home state Michigan Louisiana
Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore
Electoral vote60
Popular vote26,54525,911
Percentage50.60%49.40%

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

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

Mississippi voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. Cass won Mississippi by a margin of 1.2%.

Results

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1848 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 26,54550.60%6100.00%
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 25,91149.40%00.00%
Total52,45699.99%6100.00%

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References

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