United States presidential election in Alabama, 1848

United States presidential election in Alabama, 1848

November 7, 1848

Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Party Democratic Whig Home state Michigan Louisiana Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore Electoral vote 9 0 Popular vote 31,173 30,482 Percentage 50.56 49.43

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

The 1848 United States presidential election in Alabama 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.

Alabama voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. Cass won Alabama by a margin of 1.12%.

Results

United States presidential election in Alabama, 1848[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Michigan	William O. Butler of Kentucky	31,173	50.56%	9	100.00%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	30,482	49.43%	0	0.00%
	–	Write-ins	–	4	0.01%	0	0.00%
Total				61,659	100.00%	9	100.00%

References

1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
2. "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 24 December 2013.