United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1848

November 7, 1848


Nominee	Zachary Taylor	Lewis Cass
Party	Whig	Democratic
Home state	Louisiana	Michigan
Running mate	Millard Fillmore	William O. Butler
Electoral vote	7	0
Popular vote	40,015	36,901
Percentage	51.48	47.47

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

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The 1848 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place between 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

United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1848^[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	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%

References

↑ {{cite web|title=1848 Presidential General Election Results - New Jersey|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1848&fips=34&f=1&off=0&elect=0

State Results of the 1848 U.S. presidential election
Candidates	Zachary Taylor Lewis Cass Martin Van Buren
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Other 1848 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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