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The 1848 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
New Jersey voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass and Free Soil candidate former president Martin Van Buren. Taylor won the state by a narrow margin of 4.01%.
Results
| 1848 United States presidential election in New Jersey[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Whig | Zachary Taylor of Louisiana | Millard Fillmore of New York | 40,015 | 51.48% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Lewis Cass of Michigan | William O. Butler of Kentucky | 36,901 | 47.47% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Free Soil | Martin Van Buren of New York | Charles Francis Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts | 819 | 1.05% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 77,735 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% | ||||
See also
References
State and district results of the 1848 United States presidential election | ||
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