United States presidential election in New York, 1848

United States presidential election in New York, 1848
New York (state)
November 7, 1848

 
Nominee Zachary Taylor Martin Van Buren Lewis Cass
Party Whig Free Soil Democratic
Home state Louisiana New York Michigan
Running mate Millard Fillmore Charles F. Adams William O. Butler
Electoral vote 36 0 0
Popular vote 218,583 120,497 114,319
Percentage 47.94 26.43 25.07

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

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

New York voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Free Soil candidate Martin van Buren and Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won New York by a margin of 21.51% over Van Buren.

Results

United States presidential election in New York, 1848[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 218,583 47.94% 36 100.00%
Free Soil Martin Van Buren of New York Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts 120,497 26.43% 0 0.00%
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 114,319 25.07% 0 0.00%
Liberty Gerrit Smith of New York Charles C. Foote of Michigan 2,545 0.56% 0 0.00%
Total 455,944 100.00% 36 100.00%

References

  1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results - New York". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
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