1848 United States presidential election in Ohio

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1848 United States presidential election in Ohio
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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 vote2300
Popular vote154,773138,35935,347
Percentage47.12%42.12%10.76%

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County Results

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

The 1848 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. State voters chose twenty-three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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Ohio voted for the Democratic Party candidate, Lewis Cass, who won the state with a plurality of 47.12% of the popular vote. The Whig Party candidate, Zachary Taylor, garnered 42.12% of the popular vote. [1] This is the only election where the Democratic candidate won Ohio but lost the general election, as well as the most recent election where Ohio voted for a losing presidential candidate in consecutive elections. This was the only state in this cycle to be flipped by Senator Cass.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in Ohio
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Lewis Cass 154,77347.12%23
Whig Zachary Taylor 138,35942.12%0
Free Soil Martin Van Buren 35,34710.76%0
Totals328,479100.0%23

See also

References

  1. "848 Presidential General Election Results - Ohio". US Election Atlas.