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The 1848 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Kentucky voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won Kentucky by a margin of 14.92%.
Results
| United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1848[1][2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
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| Whig | Zachary Taylor of Louisiana | Millard Fillmore of New York | 67,145 | 57.46% | 12 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Lewis Cass of Michigan | William O. Butler of Kentucky | 49,720 | 42.54% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 116,865 | 100.00% | 12 | 100.00% | ||||
References
- ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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