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1848 United States presidential election
1848 United States presidential election in Florida presidential no 1852 United States presidential election in Florida 1852 November 7, 1848 x200px Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg Zachary Taylor Whig Party (United States) Louisiana Millard Fillmore 3 4,120 57.20% Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg Lewis Cass Democratic Party (United States) Michigan William O. Butler 0 3,083 42.80% 1848 United States presidential election in Florida results map by county.svg 400px County results
Taylor
#FED463 50–60%
#FE9929 60–70%
#EC7014 70–80%
#CC4C02 80–90%
Cass
#86b6f2 50–60%
#1666cb 70–80%
#002B84 90–100% President James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) Zachary Taylor Whig Party (United States)
The 1848 United States presidential election in Florida 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. This was the first time Florida participated in a U.S. presidential election since its admission into the Union on March 3, 1845.
Florida voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won Florida by a margin of 14.40%.
Results
1848 United States presidential election in Florida1848 Presidential General Election Results - Florida http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1848&fips=12&f=1&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 24 December 20131848 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1848 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara 24 December 2013
Whig Party (United States)
Zachary Taylor
Louisiana
Millard Fillmore
New York
4,120
57.20%
3
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Lewis Cass
Michigan
William O. Butler
Kentucky
3,083
42.80%
0
0.00%
7,203
100.00%
3
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Florida
1848 United States House of Representatives election in Florida
1848 Florida gubernatorial election
References
Florida
1848
Category:1848 Florida elections