1848 United States presidential election in Delaware

none June 2025 September 2023 1848 United States presidential election 1848 United States presidential election in Delaware presidential no 1844 United States presidential election in Delaware 1844 1852 United States presidential election in Delaware 1852 November 7, 1848 x200px Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg Zachary Taylor Whig Party (United States) Louisiana Millard Fillmore 3 6,440 51.80% Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg Lewis Cass Democratic Party (United States) Michigan William O. Butler 0 5,910 47.54% 1848 United States presidential election in Delaware results map by county.svg 120px County results Taylor #FED463 50–60% Cass 86B6F2 50–60% President James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) Zachary Taylor Whig Party (United States) The 1848 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Delaware voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won the state by a narrow margin of 4.26%. Results + General Election ResultsGovernor's Register State of Delaware Volume One 1926 Public Archives Commission of Delaware Wilmington 481-482 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4926417&view=1up&seq=485 17 December 2025The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1851 1851 Greeley & McElrath New York 57 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015065248414&seq=599 17 December 2025Party Pledged to Elector Votes Whig Party Zachary Taylor Gardiner H. Wright6,440 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Samuel Catts6,422 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Philip Reybold6,422 Democratic Party Lewis Cass John Dilworth5,910 Democratic Party Lewis Cass Caleb H. Sipple5,904 Democratic Party Lewis Cass George Hickman5,899 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren Alexander H. Dixon80 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren Jeremiah W. Duncan80 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren Joseph Lindsey78 Write-in Scattering2Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 12,432 Results by county County Zachary TaylorWhig Lewis CassDemocratic Martin Van BurenFree Soil Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # %Kent1,49752.79%1,33747.14%10.04%1605.64%2,836"scatter" Includes 1 Scattering voteNew Castle3,09152.50%2,71746.14%791.34%3746.35%5,888"scatter"Sussex1,85249.95%1,85650.05%00.00%-4-0.11%3,708Totals6,44051.80%5,91047.54%800.64%5304.26%12,432 See also United States presidential elections in Delaware Notes References Delaware 1848 Category:1848 Delaware elections