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1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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1852 United States presidential election
1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania presidential no 1848 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1848 1856 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1856 November 2, 1852 x200px Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) New Hampshire William R. King 27 198,562 51.20% Winfield Scott 1849 (cropped 3x4) REST.png Winfield Scott Whig Party (United States) New Jersey William Alexander Graham 0 179,104 46.18% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results
Pierce
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#4389E3 60–70%
#1666CB 70–80%
#0645B4 80–90%
Scott
#FEE391 40–50%
#FED463 50–60%
#FE9929 60–70%
#EC7014 70–80%
Tie/No Votes
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#808080 President Millard Fillmore Whig Party (United States) Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States)
A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over the Whig candidate, Winfield Scott. Pierce won the state by a margin of 5.02%.
Bradford, McKean, Potter and Tioga counties have only voted Democratic once since this election, in 1964.
Results
1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania1852 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1852&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 3 August 2012PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Franklin Pierce 198,562 51.20% 27 Whig Winfield Scott 179,104 46.18% 0 Free Soil John P. Hale 8,495 2.19% 0 Native American Jacob Broom 1,678 0.43% 0 Totals 387,839 100.0% 27
Results by county
County Franklin PierceDemocratic Winfield Scott Whig John P. HaleFree Soil Various candidatesGéoelections; Presidential election of 1880 Popular Vote for James B. Weaver (.xlsx file for €15)Other parties MarginHumanities National Endowment for the 1852-11-18 The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, November 18, 1852, Image 2 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071377/1852-11-18/ed-1/seq-2/ 2021-11-10 2327-6630 Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 2,018 42.54% 2,725 57.44% 31 0.65% 0 0.00% -707 -14.90% 4,744 Allegheny 7,226 41.07% 9,165 52.09% 966 5.49% 239 1.36% -1,939 -11.02% 17,596 Armstrong 2,430 51.99% 2,093 44.78% 142 3.04% 9 0.19% 337 7.21% 4,674 Beaver 1,943 46.04% 1,805 42.77% 361 8.55% 111 2.63% 138 3.27% 4,220 Bedford 2,319 50.50% 2,273 49.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 46 1.00% 4,592 Berks 9,503 65.91% 4,913 34.08% 2 0.01% 0 0.00% 4,590 31.84% 14,418 Blair 1,931 42.66% 2,590 57.22% 5 0.11% 0 0.00% -659 -14.56% 4,526 Bradford 3,930 50.79% 3,526 45.57% 281 3.63% 0 0.00% 404 5.22% 7,737 Bucks5,76653.52%4,92845.74%580.54%220.20%8387.78%10,774 Butler2,53345.79%2,83351.21%1652.98%10.02% -300 -5.42%5,532 Cambria2,03557.96%1,46141.61%150.43%00.00%57416.35%3,511 Carbon1,31163.64%74936.36%00.00%00.00%56227.28%2,060 Centre2,99360.97%1,91639.03%00.00%00.00%1,07721.94%4,909 Chester5,52047.76%5,70049.32%3382.92%00.00% -180 -1.56%11,558 Clarion2,64267.95%1,21831.33%280.72%00.00%1,42436.63%3,888 Clearfield1,73362.93%99736.20%240.87%00.00%73626.72%2,754 Clinton1,31856.91%99643.00%20.09%00.00%32213.90%2,316 Columbia2,10264.34%1,16535.66%00.00%00.00%93728.68%3,267 Crawford3,42748.21%2,77539.04%90612.75%00.00%6529.17%7,108 Cumberland3,18852.56%2,87847.44%00.00%00.00%3105.11%6,066 Dauphin2,67541.92%3,67357.56%290.45%40.06% -998 -15.64%6,381 Delaware1,73744.34%2,07352.92%1072.73%00.00% -336 -8.58%3,917 Elk42370.62%16327.21%132.17%00.00%26043.41%599 Erie2,73837.18%4,01554.52%6118.30%00.00% -1,277 -17.34%7,364 Fayette3,86755.47%3,03243.49%721.03%00.00%83511.98%6,971 Franklin3,35846.03%3,90453.51%30.04%00.00% -546 -7.48%7,265 Fulton83153.24%72946.70%10.06%00.00%1026.54%1,561 Greene2,60262.10%1,55937.21%290.69%00.00%1,04324.89%4,190 Huntingdon2,04144.82%2,51155.13%20.04%00.00% -470 -10.32%4,554 Indiana1,82740.66%2,38753.13%2796.21%00.00% -560 -12.46%4,493 Jefferson1,48456.62%1,11542.54%220.84%00.00%36914.08%2,621 Juniata1,36856.30%1,06243.70%00.00%00.00%30612.60%2,430 Lancaster6,57836.00%11,63763.69%530.29%30.02% -5,059 -27.69%18,271 Lawrence1,06429.87%1,98455.70%51414.43%00.00% -920 -25.83%3,562 Lebanon2,11840.54%3,10559.44%10.02%00.00% -987 -18.90% 5,224 Lehigh3,49353.84%2,99346.13%20.03%00.00%5007.71%6,488 Luzerne5,34061.53%3,33938.47%00.00%00.00%2,00123.06%8,679 Lycoming2,79057.16%2,08542.72%50.10%10.02%70514.44%4,881 McKean59755.28%40537.50%787.22%00.00%19217.78%1,080 Mercer2,69347.48%2,21038.97%76813.54%00.00%4838.51%5,671 Mifflin1,62053.78%1,39246.22%00.00%00.00%2287.56%3,012 Monroe2,09883.39%41816.61%00.00%00.00%1,68066.78%2,516 Montgomery5,76753.79%4,79144.68%1601.49%40.04%9769.11%10,722 Montour1,45562.69%86637.31%00.00%00.00%58925.38%2,321 Northampton4,40359.65%2,97840.35%00.00%00.00%1,42519.30%7,381 Northumberland 2,45160.22%1,61939.77%00.00%00.00%83220.45%4,070 Perry2,15960.44%1,41339.56%00.00%00.00%74620.88%3,572 Philadelphia26,02249.69%24,57346.92%6261.20%1,1482.19%1,4492.77%52,369 Pike83480.50%20219.50%00.00%00.00%63261.00%1,036 Potter66152.92%26321.06%32526.02%00.00%336"HaledScott" In this county where Hale ran second ahead of Scott, margin given is Pierce vote minus Hale vote and percentage margin is Pierce percentage minus Hale percentage.26.90%1,249 Schuylkill4,75852.87%4,12845.87%100.11%1041.16%6307.00%9,000 Somerset1,20328.72%2,98671.28%00.00%00.00% -1,783 -42.56%4,189 Sullivan42664.35%17726.74%598.91%00.00%24937.61%662 Susquehanna3,04657.52%2,03538.43%2154.06%00.00%1,01119.09%5,296 Tioga2,61461.40%1,56436.74%791.86%00.00%1,05024.66%4,257 Union1,99439.29%3,08160.71%00.00%00.00% -1,087-21.42%5,075 Venango1,89958.09%1,16435.61%2046.24%20.06% 73522.48%3,269 Warren1,62958.79%1,08239.05%602.16%00.00%54719.74%2,771 Washington4,06349.17%3,81046.11%3704.48%200.24%2533.06%8,263 Wayne2,36265.34%1,23234.08%210.58%00.00%1,13031.26%3,615 Westmoreland5,50962.37%3,20336.27%1201.36%00.00%2,30626.10%8,832 Wyoming1,25860.36%80738.72%190.92%00.00%45121.64%2,084 York5,58554.24%4,70045.65%110.11%00.00%8858.59%10,296Totals198,56251.20%179,10446.18%8,4952.19%1,6780.43%19,4585.02%387,839
See also
United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania
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