1848 United States presidential election in Delaware

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.

1848 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Zachary Taylor Lewis Cass
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Louisiana Michigan
Running mate Millard Fillmore William O. Butler
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 6,440 5,910
Percentage 51.80% 47.54%

County Results

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

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

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1848 United States presidential election in Delaware[1][2]
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

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1848 United States presidential election in Delaware[3]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results – Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. p. 320.