United States presidential election in Illinois, 1848

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Main article: United States presidential election, 1848

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1848 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Illinois voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren. Cass won Illinois by a margin of 2.49%.

Results

United States presidential election in Illinois, 1848[1][2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 55,952 44.91% 9 100.00%
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 52,853 42.42% 0 0.00%
Free Soil Martin Van Buren of New York Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts 15,702 12.60% 0 0.00%
Clay Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky – 89 0.07% 0 0.00%
Total 124,596 100.00% 9 100.00%

References

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