1852 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1852 United States presidential election in Michigan

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Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott John P. Hale Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Home state New Hampshire New Jersey New Hampshire Running mate William R. King William A. Graham George W. Julian Electoral vote 6 0 0 Popular vote 41,842 33,860 7,237 Percentage 50.45% 40.83% 8.73%

County Results Pierce   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Scott   40–50%

President before election Millard Fillmore Whig Elected President Franklin Pierce Democratic

The 1852 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott and Free Soil candidate John P. Hale. Pierce won Michigan by a margin of 9.62%.

As of the 2020 presidential election ^[update] , this is the last and only time Sanilac County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. ^[1] It would also be the last time until 1964 that Allegan County, Hillsdale County and Lapeer County would support a Democratic presidential candidate. ^[1] This was also the last time Michigan sent a full slate (or even a majority) of Democratic electors to the Electoral College until Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, although it did send five Grover Cleveland electors in 1892. ^[2]

Results

1852 United States presidential election in Michigan ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin Pierce	41,842	50.45%
	Whig	Winfield Scott	33,860	40.83%
	Free Soil	John P. Hale	7,237	8.73%
Total votes			82,939	100%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Michigan

References

1. Menendez, Albert J. (2005). The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004. pp. 222–227. ISBN   0786422173.
2. Menendez; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, p. 62
3. "1852 Presidential General Election Results -Michigan". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
4. "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.