United States presidential election in New York, 1848
Main article: United States presidential election, 1848
The 1848 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the United States presidential election, 1848. Voters chose thirty-six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
New York voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Free Soil candidate Martin van Buren and Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won New York by a margin of 21.51% over Van Buren.
Results
| United States presidential election in New York, 1848[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 | 218,583 | 47.94% | 36 | 100.00% | ||
| Free Soil | Martin Van Buren of New York | Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts | 120,497 | 26.43% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Democratic | Lewis Cass of Michigan | William O. Butler of Kentucky | 114,319 | 25.07% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Liberty | Gerrit Smith of New York | Charles C. Foote of Michigan | 2,545 | 0.56% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 455,944 | 100.00% | 36 | 100.00% | ||||
References
- ↑ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - New York". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
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