1848_United_States_presidential_election_in_Delaware

1848 United States presidential election in Delaware

1848 United States presidential election in Delaware

Election in Delaware

The 1848 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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Delaware voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won the state by a narrow margin of 4.26%.

Results

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Results by county

1848 United States presidential election in Delaware[3]
County Zachary Taylor

Whig

 Lewis Cass

Democratic

 Martin Van Buren

Free Soil

 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Kent 1,497 52.79% 1,337 47.14% 2 0.07% 160 5.64% 2,836
New Castle 3,091 52.50% 2,717 46.14% 80 1.36% 374 6.35% 5,888
Sussex 1,852 49.95% 1,856 50.05% 0 0.00% -4 -0.11% 3,708
Total: 6,440 51.80% 5,910 47.54% 82 0.66% 530 4.26% 12,432

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "1848 Presidential General Election Results – Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  3. [3]
    Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. p. 320.


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