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1852 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1852 United States presidential election in Connecticut

1848 November 2, 1852 1856
Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New Hampshire New Jersey
Running mate William R. King William Alexander Graham
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 33,249 30,359
Percentage 49.79% 45.46%

County Results
Pierce
40–50%
50–60%


President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

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

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1852 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
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

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References

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  1. ^"1852 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut".U.S. Election Atlas.RetrievedDecember 24,2013.