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1848 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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1848United States presidential electionin North Carolina

1844 November 7, 1848 1852
Nominee Zachary Taylor Lewis Cass
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Louisiana Michigan
Running mate Millard Fillmore William O. Butler
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 45,054 35,772
Percentage 55.17% 44.80%

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

The1848 United States presidential election in North Carolinatook place on November 7, 1848, as part of the1848 United States presidential election.Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College,who voted forPresidentandVice President.

North Carolinavoted for theWhigcandidateZachary TayloroverDemocraticcandidateLewis Cass.Taylor won North Carolina by a margin of 10.37%.

Results

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United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1848[1][2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig Zachary TaylorofLouisiana Millard FillmoreofNew York 44,054 55.17% 11 100.00%
Democratic Lewis CassofMichigan William O. ButlerofKentucky 35,772 44.80% 0 0.00%
Total 79,826 100.00% 11 100.00%

References

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  1. ^"1848 Presidential General Election Results - North Carolina".U.S. Election Atlas.RetrievedDecember 1,2017.
  2. ^"1848 Presidential Election".The American Presidency Project.University of California Santa Barbara.RetrievedDecember 1,2017.