Elections
Election of 1848
Both of the major parties hoped to avoid the slavery issue's divisiveness in 1848. Since President Polk refused to consider a second term, the Democrats turned to Lewis Cass of Michigan, a rather colorless party loyalist. Cass advocated "popular sovereignty" on the slavery issue, meaning that each territory should decide the question for itself — a stance that pleased neither side. The Whigs nominated Zachary Taylor, hero of the Battle of Buena Vista, whose earlier military blunders had been forgotten. Taylor had no political experience and had never voted. The election picture was clouded by the presence of two other parties. The Liberty Party, which had run with some success on an anti-slavery platform in 1844, tried again in 1848, but lost its issue to a stronger challenger. The Free-Soil Party nominated former president Martin Van Buren, who garnered nearly 300,000 votes—more than enough to deny victory to Cass and the Democrats.
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Election of 1848
Candidates
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Party
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Electoral Vote
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Popular
Vote
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Zachary Taylor (LA)
Millard
Fillmore (NY)
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Whig
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163
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1,362,101
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Lewis Cass (MI)
William O. Butler (KY)
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Democratic
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127
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1,222,674
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Martin Van Buren (NY)
Charles F. Adams (MA)
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Free Soil
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0
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291,616
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Gerrit Smith (NY)
Charles C. Foote (MI)
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Liberty
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0
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2,733
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Election of 1848 2004 1968 1932 1896 1860 2000 1964 1928 1892 1856 1996 1960 1924 1888 1852 1992 1956 1920 1884 1848 1988 1952 1916 1880 1844 1984 1948 1912 1876 1840 1980 1944 1908 1872 1836 1976 1940 1904 1868 1832 1972 1936 19Election of 1848 2004 1968 1932 1896 1860 2000 1964 1928 1892 1856 1996 1960 1924 1888 1852 1992 1956 1920 1884 1848 1988 1952 1916 1880 1844 1984 1948 1912 1876 1840 1980 1944 1908 1872 1836 1976 1940 1904 1868 1832 1972 1936 1900 1864 1828 ...
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Presidential Election of 1848
He received the needed two thirds of the votes on the fourth ballot. The Democrats nominated Lewis Cass as their presidential candidate. The major issue in the election campaign was slavery, and this centered on the issue of whether to allow the ...
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The Political Graveyard: Election of 1848
Questions? Return to The Political Graveyard main page. Election of 1848 Electoral College Details President ZACHARY TAYLOR: 163 electoral votes Connecticut (6), Delaware (3), Florida (3), Georgia (10), Kentucky (12), Louisiana (6),Election of 1848 Electoral College Details President ZACHARY TAYLOR: 163 electoral votes Connecticut (6), Delaware (3), Florida (3), Georgia (10), Kentucky (12), Louisiana (6), Maryland (8 ...
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