1852 United States presidential election in New Jersey

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1852 United States presidential election in New Jersey
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  1848 November 2, 1852 1856  
  Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg Winfield Scott by Fredricks, 1862 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New Hampshire New Jersey
Running mate William R. King William A. Graham
Electoral vote70
Popular vote44,30538,556
Percentage53.24%44.97%

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County Results

President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

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

Contents

New Jersey voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over the Whig Party candidate, Winfield Scott. Pierce won the state by a margin of 6.91%, making him the first Democratic presidential candidate since Andrew Jackson in 1832 to win the state. This is the last time that a Democrat won without carrying Middlesex County.

Results

1852 United States presidential election in New Jersey [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire William Rufus DeVane King of Alabama 44,30553.24%7100.00%
Whig Winfield Scott of New Jersey William Alexander Graham of North Carolina 38,55646.33%00.00%
Free Soil John Parker Hale of New Hampshire George Washington Julian of Indiana 3590.43%00.00%
Total83,220100.00%7100.00%

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References

  1. "1852 Presidential General Election Results - New Jersey". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.