1848 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1848 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
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  1844 November 7, 1848 1852  
  Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg Martin Van Buren daguerreotype by Mathew Brady circa 1849 - edit 1 (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 vote600
Popular vote27,76314,7817,560
Percentage55.41%29.50%15.09%

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County Results
Cass
  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%

The 1848 United States presidential election in New Hampshire 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.

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New Hampshire voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate former president Martin Van Buren. Cass won the state by a margin of 25.91%. This was the last time until 2004 that a Democrat carried New Hampshire without winning the presidency.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in New Hampshire [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 27,76355.41%6100.00%
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 14,78129.50%00.00%
Free Soil Martin Van Buren of New York Charles Francis Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts 7,56015.09%00.00%
Total50,104100.00%6100.00%

See also

References

  1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results - New Hampshire". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.