1848 United States presidential election in Mississippi

Summary

The 1848 United States presidential election in Mississippi 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.

1848 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor
Party Democratic Whig
Home state Michigan Louisiana
Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 26,545 25,911
Percentage 50.60% 49.40%

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

Mississippi voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. Cass won Mississippi by a margin of 1.2%.

Results edit

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1848[1][2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 26,545 50.60% 6 100.00%
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 25,911 49.40% 0 0.00%
Total 52,456 99.99% 6 100.00%

References edit

  1. ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 1, 2017.