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Election in Connecticut
Main article: 1848 United States presidential election
The 1848 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Connecticut voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass and Free Soil Party candidate Martin Van Buren. Taylor won Connecticut by a margin of 5.24%.
Results
1848 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1][2] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Whig | Zachary Taylor of Louisiana | Millard Fillmore of New York | 30,318 | 48.59% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Lewis Cass of Michigan | William O. Butler of Kentucky | 27,051 | 43.35% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Free Soil | Martin Van Buren of New York | Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts | 5,005 | 8.02% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
– | Write-ins | – | 24 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 62,398 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% |
See also
References
- ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
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See also: Political party strength in Connecticut |
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