1852 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1852 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1852

November 2, 1852

Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott Party Democratic Whig Home state New Hampshire New Jersey Running mate William R. King William A. Graham Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 39,788 39,043 Percentage 50.43% 49.49%

President before election Millard Fillmore Whig Elected President Franklin Pierce Democratic

North Carolina voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won North Carolina by a margin of 0.94%.

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1852[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire	William R. King of Alabama	39,788	50.43%	10	100.00%
	Whig	Winfield Scott of New Jersey	William A. Graham of North Carolina	39,043	49.49%	0	0.00%
		Write-in (other)	N/A	60	0.08%	0	0.00%
Total				78,891	100.00%	10	100.00%

References

1. "1852 Presidential General Election Results - North Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
2. "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2 December 2017.