United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1848

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1848

November 7, 1848

Nominee Zachary Taylor Lewis Cass Martin Van Buren Party Whig Democratic Free Soil Home state Louisiana Michigan New York Running mate Millard Fillmore William O. Butler Charles F. Adams Electoral vote 6 0 0 Popular vote 30,318 27,051 5,005 Percentage 48.59 43.35 8.02

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

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

1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". 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.