United States presidential election in Indiana, 1852

United States presidential election in Indiana, 1852
November 2, 1852

 
Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New Hampshire New Jersey
Running mate William R. King William A. Graham
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 95,340 80,901
Percentage 52.05% 44.17%
President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

 Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

The 1852 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose thirteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Indiana voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won Illinois by a margin of 7.88%.

Results

United States presidential election in Indiana, 1852[1][2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire William R. King of Alabama 95,340 52.05% 13 100.00%
Whig Winfield Scott of New Jersey William A. Graham of North Carolina 80,901 44.17% 0 0.00%
Free Soil John P. Hale of New Hampshire George W. Julian of Indiana 6,929 3.78% 0 0.00%
Total 183,170 100.00% 13 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "1852 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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