United States presidential election in Texas, 1848

United States presidential election in Texas, 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 4 0 Popular vote 10,668 4,509 Percentage 70.3% 29.7%

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

The 1848 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 7, 1848. Texas voters chose 4 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the President and Vice President. Texas was annexed by the United States on February 19, 1846, making this the first presidential election in which the state participated.

Texas overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee Lewis Cass, who received 70% of the vote. Texas was, by far, Cass's strongest state, and the only state where he received over 70% of the popular vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Texas, 1848[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Lewis Cass	10,668	70.29%	4
	Whig	Zachary Taylor	4,509	29.71%	0
Total			15,177	100.0%	4

References

1. "David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".