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The 1852 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Indiana voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won Indiana by a margin of 7.88%. This would be the last occasion Porter County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate until Bill Clinton won a plurality in 1996.[1]
Results
| 1852 United States presidential election in Indiana[2][3] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire | William R. King of Alabama | 95,340 | 52.05% | 13 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | Winfield Scott of New Jersey | William A. Graham of North Carolina | 80,901 | 44.17% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Free Soil | John P. Hale of New Hampshire | George W. Julian of Indiana | 6,929 | 3.78% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 183,170 | 100.00% | 13 | 100.00% | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 117 ISBN 0786422173
- ^ "1852 Presidential General Election Results – Indiana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
