United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1848

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1848 United States presidential election in Connecticut 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.

Connecticut voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass and Free Soil Party candidate Martin Van Buren. Taylor won Connecticut by a margin of 5.24%.

Results

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1848[1][2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 30,318 48.59% 6 100.00%
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 27,051 43.35% 0 0.00%
Free Soil Martin Van Buren of New York Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts 5,005 8.02% 0 0.00%
– Write-ins – 24 0.04% 0 0.00%
Total 62,422 100.00% 6 100.00%

References

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