United States presidential election in Wisconsin, 1848

United States presidential election in Wisconsin, 1848

November 7, 1848

Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Martin Van Buren Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Home state Michigan Louisiana New York Running mate William Orlando Butler Millard Fillmore Charles Francis Adams, Sr. Electoral vote 4 0 o Popular vote 15,001 13,747 10,418 Percentage 38.30% 35.10% 26.60%

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

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The 1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1848. It was the first presidential election held in the state since its admission to the Union in May, earlier the same year. Democratic candidate Lewis Cass won the state of Wisconsin with 38% of the vote, carrying the state's 4 electoral votes.

With 26.6% of the popular vote, Wisconsin would prove to be Van Buren's third strongest state after Vermont and Massachusetts^[1].

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