1852 United States presidential election in Delaware

none June 2025 September 2023 1852 United States presidential election 1852 United States presidential election in Delaware November 2, 1852 1848 United States presidential election in Delaware 1848 1856 United States presidential election in Delaware 1856 presidential no x200px Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) New Hampshire William R. King 3 6,318 49.85% Winfield Scott 1849 (cropped 3x4) REST.png Winfield Scott Whig Party (United States) New Jersey William Alexander Graham 0 6,293 49.66% 1852 United States presidential election in Delaware results map by county.svg 120px County results Pierce #86b6f2 50–60% Scott FED463 50–60% President Millard Fillmore Whig Party (United States) Franklin Pierce Democratic Party (United States) The 1852 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 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 Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. The first Democrat to win Delaware in a presidential election, Pierce carried the state by a very narrow margin of 0.197%, only 25 votes. Results 1852 United States presidential election in DelawareThe Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1853 1853 Greeley & McElrath New York 52 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015065248596&view=1up&seq=58 17 December 2025These are the results as given by the 1853 Whig Almanac and cited by subsequent third party sources. Newspapers in 1852 gave the results as 6,319 for Pierce and 6,294 for Scott, which results in the same margin of victory for Pierce. Democratic Party (United States) Franklin Pierce New Hampshire William R. King Alabama 6,318 49.85% 3 100.00% Whig Party (United States) Winfield Scott New Jersey William Alexander Graham North Carolina 6,293 49.66% 0 0.00% Free Soil Party John P. Hale New Hampshire George W. Julian Indiana 62 0.49% 0 0.00% 12,673 100.00% 3 100.00% Results by county County Franklin PierceDemocratic Winfield ScottWhig John P. HaleFree Soil Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Kent1,42247.20%1,59152.80%00.00%-169-5.61%3,013New Castle3,03851.77%2,76847.17%621.06%2704.60%5,868Sussex1,85849.00%1,93451.00%00.00%-76-2.00%3,792Totals6,31849.85%6,29349.66%620.49%250.197%12,673 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic New Castle Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Sussex Notes See also United States presidential elections in Delaware References Delaware 1852 Category:1852 Delaware elections