1852 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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1852 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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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 vote100
Popular vote39,78839,043
Percentage50.43%49.49%

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County Results

President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

The 1852 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

North Carolina voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won North Carolina by a margin of 0.94%.

Results

1852 United States presidential election in North Carolina [1] [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire William R. King of Alabama 39,78850.43%10100.00%
Whig Winfield Scott of New Jersey William A. Graham of North Carolina 39,04349.49%00.00%
Write-in (other)N/A600.08%00.00%
Total78,891100.00%10100.00%

References

  1. "1852 Presidential General Election Results - North Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  2. "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.