1848 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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.

1848 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

November 7, 1848

Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Martin Van Buren Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Home state Michigan Louisiana New York Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore Charles F. Adams Electoral vote 6 0 0 Popular vote 27,763 14,781 7,560 Percentage 55.4% 29.5% 15.1%

President before election James K. Polk Democratic Elected President Zachary Taylor Whig

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%.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[1]
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

• United States presidential elections in New Hampshire

References

1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results - New Hampshire". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.