1848 United States presidential election in Indiana

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The 1848 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1848 United States presidential election in Indiana

November 7, 1848

Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Martin Van Buren Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Home state Michigan Louisiana New York Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore Charles F. Adams Electoral vote 12 0 0 Popular vote 74,745 69,907 8,100 Percentage 48.93% 45.77% 5.30%

County Results Cass   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Taylor   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

President before election James K. Polk Democratic Elected President Zachary Taylor Whig

Indiana voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren. Cass won Indiana by a narrow margin of 3.16%.

This is one of just two times (the other being the extremely disputed and very narrow election of 1876) that a losing Democratic candidate carried Indiana, and the only time that a Democrat who lost the popular vote carried the state.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in Indiana
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Michigan	William O. Butler of Kentucky	74,745	48.93%	12	100.00%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	69,907	45.77%	0	0.00%
	Free Soil	Martin Van Buren of New York	Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts	8,100	5.30%	0	0.00%
Total				152,752	100.00%	12	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Indiana