1852 United States presidential election in Virginia

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1852 United States presidential election in Virginia
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  1848 November 2, 1852 1856  
  Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce - alternate crop (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 vote150
Popular vote73,87258,732
Percentage55.71%44.29%

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County Results

President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

The 1852 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, former U.S. Senator Franklin Pierce over the Whig candidate, military lieutenant general Winfield Scott. Pierce won the state by a margin of 11.42%.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1852 [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Franklin Pierce 73,87255.71%15
Whig Winfield Scott 58,73244.29%0
Totals132,604100.0%15

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References

  1. "1852 Presidential General Election Results - Virginia". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 12 April 2013.