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The 1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. It was the first presidential election held in Wisconsin since its admission to the Union on May 29, earlier the same year. Democratic candidate Lewis Cass won the state with 38% of the vote, carrying the state's 4 electoral votes.
With 26.41% of the popular vote, Wisconsin would prove to be Van Buren's third strongest state after Vermont and Massachusetts.
The 1848 election began a trend in Wisconsin where the state would vote the same as neighboring Iowa, as the two states have voted in lockstep with each other on all but 6 occasions - 1892, 1924, 1940, 1976, 2004, and 2020. This was the last time until 1988 that Wisconsin would back a losing Democrat in a presidential election.
Participating in its first presidential election, Portage County would ultimately be carried by the statewide winner in every election until 1916. Meanwhile, Winnebago County would not vote for the statewide loser again until 1924.
Results
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | Lewis Cass | Francis Huebschman | 14,924 | |
| Democratic Party | Lewis Cass | William Dinwiddie | 14,910 | |
| Democratic Party | Lewis Cass | David F. Maples | 14,886 | |
| Democratic Party | Lewis Cass | Samuel P. Nichols | 14,767 | |
| Whig Party | Zachary Taylor | James Maxwell | 13,642 | |
| Whig Party | Zachary Taylor | Rufus King | 13,642 | |
| Whig Party | Zachary Taylor | Jacob J. Enos | 13,634 | |
| Whig Party | Zachary Taylor | Harrison Reed | 13,632 | |
| Free Soil Party | Martin Van Buren | David Giddings | 10,261 | |
| Free Soil Party | Martin Van Buren | James D. Reymert | 10,257 | |
| Free Soil Party | Martin Van Buren | Erastus B. Wolcott | 10,257 | |
| Free Soil Party | Martin Van Buren | Edward A. Tappan | 10,254 | |
| Write-in | Scattering | 32 | ||
| Votes cast | 38,859 | |||
Results by county
| County | Lewis Cass Democratic |
Zachary Taylor Whig |
Martin Van Buren Free Soil |
Scattering Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Brown | 309 | 55.48% | 248 | 44.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 61 | 10.95% | 557 |
| Calumet | 79 | 51.30% | 65 | 42.21% | 10 | 6.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 9.09% | 154 |
| Columbia | 145 | 23.62% | 303 | 49.35% | 166 | 27.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -137 | -22.31% | 614 |
| Crawfor | 215 | 63.99% | 109 | 32.44% | 12 | 3.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 106 | 31.55% | 336 |
| Dane | 757 | 39.32% | 724 | 37.61% | 443 | 23.01% | 1 | 0.05% | 33 | 1.71% | 1,925 |
| Dodge | 797 | 40.64% | 527 | 26.87% | 637 | 32.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 160 | 8.16% | 1,961 |
| Fond du Lac | 483 | 33.87% | 446 | 31.28% | 497 | 34.85% | 0 | 0.00% | -14 | -0.98% | 1,426 |
| Grant | 1,148 | 39.03% | 1,649 | 56.07% | 144 | 4.90% | 0 | 0.00% | -501 | -17.04% | 2,941 |
| Green | 391 | 33.79% | 479 | 41.40% | 287 | 24.81% | 0 | 0.00% | -88 | -7.61% | 1,157 |
| Iowa | 848 | 45.84% | 884 | 47.78% | 118 | 6.38% | 0 | 0.00% | -36 | -1.95% | 1,850 |
| Jefferson | 840 | 39.72% | 713 | 33.71% | 562 | 26.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 127 | 6.00% | 2,115 |
| Lafayette | 1,105 | 53.72% | 921 | 44.77% | 31 | 1.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 184 | 8.95% | 2,057 |
| Manitowoc | 159 | 51.46% | 76 | 24.60% | 70 | 22.65% | 4 | 1.29% | 83 | 26.86% | 309 |
| Marquette | 174 | 30.96% | 214 | 38.08% | 174 | 30.96% | 0 | 0.00% | -40 | -7.12% | 562 |
| Milwaukee | 2,150 | 54.21% | 1,190 | 30.01% | 626 | 15.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 960 | 24.21% | 3,966 |
| Portage | 225 | 51.02% | 216 | 48.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 9 | 2.04% | 441 |
| Racine | 644 | 18.50% | 904 | 25.96% | 1,930 | 55.43% | 4 | 0.11% | -1,026 | -29.47% | 3,482 |
| Rock | 491 | 15.65% | 1,300 | 41.43% | 1,338 | 42.64% | 9 | 0.29% | -38 | -1.21% | 3,138 |
| Sauk | 158 | 33.91% | 149 | 31.97% | 159 | 34.12% | 0 | 0.00% | -1 | -0.21% | 466 |
| Sheboygan | 442 | 44.69% | 372 | 37.61% | 175 | 17.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 70 | 7.08% | 989 |
| St. Croix | 67 | 57.26% | 37 | 31.62% | 1 | 0.85% | 12 | 10.26% | 30 | 25.64% | 117 |
| Walworth | 550 | 19.30% | 804 | 28.21% | 1,494 | 52.42% | 2 | 0.07% | -690 | -24.21% | 2,850 |
| Washington | 1,720 | 71.70% | 355 | 14.80% | 324 | 13.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,365 | 56.90% | 2,399 |
| Waukesha | 963 | 34.75% | 806 | 29.09% | 1,002 | 36.16% | 0 | 0.00% | -39 | -1.41% | 2,771 |
| Winnebago | 222 | 29.92% | 300 | 40.43% | 220 | 29.65% | 0 | 0.00% | -78 | -10.51% | 742 |
| Total | 14,924 | 38.41% | 13,642 | 35.11% | 10,261 | 26.41% | 32 | 0.08% | 1,282 | 3.30% | 38,859 |
See also
Notes
- Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
- Based on highest elector on each ticket
- Taylor's margin over Van Buren
- Cass's margin over Van Buren
- ^ Van Buren's margin over Taylor
- The official canvass at the Historical Society does not list any votes in Sauk County for presidential electors, although there are votes listed for Superintendent and the 2nd Congressional District.
- Does not include the votes from Sauk County
References
- "1848 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Wisconsin Historical Society, Abstract of votes cast at an Election held in the State of Wisconsin, on Tuesday, the seventh day of November, in the year A.D. 1848
- "Official Vote of Wisconsin". Chronicling America. Southport Telegraph. December 8, 1848. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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