The 1848 United States presidential election in New Hampshire 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.
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New Hampshire voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate former president Martin Van Buren. Cass won the state by a margin of 25.91%. This was the last time until 2004 that a Democrat carried New Hampshire without winning the presidency.
Results
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Democratic | Lewis Cass of Michigan | William O. Butler of Kentucky | 27,763 | 55.41% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
Whig | Zachary Taylor of Louisiana | Millard Fillmore of New York | 14,781 | 29.50% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Free Soil | Martin Van Buren of New York | Charles Francis Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts | 7,560 | 15.09% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 50,104 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - New Hampshire". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.