1852 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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County Results
Pierce 40–50% 50–60%
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The1852 United States presidential election in Connecticuttook place on November 2, 1852, as part of the1852 United States presidential election.Voters chose six representatives, or electors to theElectoral College,who voted forPresidentandVice President.
Connecticutvoted for theDemocraticcandidate,Franklin Pierce,over theWhig Partycandidate,Winfield Scott.Pierce won the state by a narrow margin of 4.33%.
A Democratic presidential nominee would not win Connecticut again untilSamuel J. Tildennarrowly won it in1876.Pierce would also be the last Democrat untilLyndon B. Johnsonin1964to sweep all of Connecticut's counties.
Results
[edit]1852 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Democratic | Franklin PierceofNew Hampshire | William Rufus DeVane KingofAlabama | 33,249 | 49.79% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
Whig | Winfield ScottofNew Jersey | William Alexander GrahamofNorth Carolina | 30,359 | 45.46% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Free Soil | John Parker HaleofNew Hampshire | George Washington JulianofIndiana | 3,161 | 4.73% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
N/A | Others | Others | 12 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 66,781 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"1852 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut".U.S. Election Atlas.RetrievedDecember 24,2013.