1848 Presidential Election Results
Zachary Taylor (Whig) won the 1848 presidential election with 163 of 290 electoral votes, defeating Lewis Cass (Democratic, 127). Taylor also won the popular vote with 47.3%.
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Results by state
| State | EV | Taylor | Cass | Van Buren | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | 49.4%30,482 | 50.6%31,1739 EV | – | 61,655 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 44.9%7,587 | 55.1%9,3013 EV | – | 16,888 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 48.6%30,3186 EV | 43.4%27,051 | 8.0%5,005 | 62,374 |
| Delaware | 3 | 51.8%6,4403 EV | 47.5%5,910 | 0.7%82 | 12,432 |
| Florida | 3 | 57.2%4,1203 EV | 42.8%3,083 | – | 7,203 |
| Georgia | 10 | 51.5%47,53210 EV | 48.5%44,785 | – | 92,317 |
| Iowa | 4 | 44.6%9,930 | 50.5%11,2384 EV | 5.0%1,103 | 22,271 |
| Illinois | 9 | 42.5%52,853 | 44.9%55,9529 EV | 12.6%15,702 | 124,507 |
| Indiana | 12 | 45.7%69,668 | 49.0%74,69512 EV | 5.3%8,031 | 152,394 |
| Kentucky | 12 | 57.5%67,14512 EV | 42.5%49,720 | – | 116,865 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 54.6%18,4876 EV | 45.4%15,379 | – | 33,866 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 45.3%61,07212 EV | 26.2%35,281 | 28.5%38,333 | 134,686 |
| Maryland | 8 | 52.1%37,7028 EV | 47.7%34,528 | 0.2%129 | 72,359 |
| Maine | 9 | 40.3%35,273 | 45.9%40,1959 EV | 13.9%12,157 | 87,625 |
| Michigan | 5 | 36.8%23,947 | 47.2%30,7425 EV | 16.0%10,393 | 65,082 |
| Missouri | 7 | 44.9%32,671 | 55.1%40,0777 EV | – | 72,748 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 49.4%25,911 | 50.6%26,5456 EV | – | 52,456 |
| North Carolina | 11 | 55.2%44,05411 EV | 44.8%35,772 | – | 79,826 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 29.5%14,781 | 55.4%27,7636 EV | 15.1%7,560 | 50,104 |
| New Jersey | 7 | 51.5%40,0157 EV | 47.5%36,901 | 1.1%829 | 77,745 |
| New York | 36 | 48.2%218,58336 EV | 25.2%114,319 | 26.6%120,497 | 453,399 |
| Ohio | 23 | 42.2%138,656 | 47.1%154,78223 EV | 10.8%35,523 | 328,961 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 50.3%185,73026 EV | 46.7%172,186 | 3.0%11,176 | 369,092 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 60.7%6,7054 EV | 32.7%3,613 | 6.6%726 | 11,044 |
| South Carolina | 9 | – | 9 EV | – | — |
| Tennessee | 13 | 52.5%64,32113 EV | 47.5%58,142 | – | 122,463 |
| Texas | 4 | 31.2%5,281 | 68.8%11,6444 EV | – | 16,925 |
| Virginia | 17 | 49.2%45,265 | 50.8%46,73917 EV | – | 92,004 |
| Vermont | 6 | 48.3%23,1176 EV | 22.9%10,943 | 28.9%13,837 | 47,897 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 35.1%13,747 | 38.3%15,0014 EV | 26.6%10,418 | 39,166 |
Popular vote shares are of the votes for the candidates listed in the source. A dash under Votes cast means the state legislature chose the electors. Sources: the National Archives (electoral votes), the American Presidency Project and the Clerk of the House (popular vote).