1848 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1848 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Party Democratic Whig Home state Michigan Louisiana Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore Electoral vote 9 0 Delegate count 129 27

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

The 1848 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

South Carolina cast 9 electoral votes for the Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. These electors were chosen by the South Carolina General Assembly, the state legislature, rather than by popular vote. ^[1]

129 members of the South Carolina State Legislature voted for electors pledged to Cass, while 27 voted for electors pledged to Taylor. 8 did not vote. ^[2]

Results

1848 United States presidential election in South Carolina [1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Michigan	William O. Butler of Kentucky	129	82.69%	9	100.00%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	27	17.31%	0	0.00%

References

1. "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
2. Summer, A. G. (1848). "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina" (PDF). Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina: 13.