Main article: 1848 United States presidential election
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The 1848 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Delaware voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won the state by a narrow margin of 4.26%.
Results
| 1848 United States presidential election in Delaware | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Whig | Zachary Taylor of Louisiana | Millard Fillmore of New York | 6,440 | 51.80% | 3 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Lewis Cass of Michigan | William O. Butler of Kentucky | 5,910 | 47.54% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Free Soil | Martin Van Buren of New York | Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts | 82 | 0.66% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 12,432 | 100.00% | 3 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
| County | Zachary Taylor
Whig |
Lewis Cass
Democratic |
Martin Van Buren
Free Soil |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 1,497 | 52.79% | 1,337 | 47.14% | 2 | 0.07% | 160 | 5.64% | 2,836 |
| New Castle | 3,091 | 52.50% | 2,717 | 46.14% | 80 | 1.36% | 374 | 6.35% | 5,888 |
| Sussex | 1,852 | 49.95% | 1,856 | 50.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -4 | -0.11% | 3,708 |
| Total: | 6,440 | 51.80% | 5,910 | 47.54% | 82 | 0.66% | 530 | 4.26% | 12,432 |
See also
References
- "1848 Presidential General Election Results – Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. p. 320.
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