United States presidential election in Missouri, 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 7 0 Popular vote 40,077 32,671 Percentage 55.09 44.91

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

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

Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. Cass won Missouri by a margin of 10.18%.

Results

United States presidential election in Missouri, 1844[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Michigan	William O. Butler of Kentucky	40,077	55.09%	7	100.00%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	32,671	44.91%	0	0.00%
Total				72,748	100.00%	7	100.00%

References

1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.