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The 1848 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
New York voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren and Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won New York by a margin of 21.51% over Van Buren. As of 2020, Van Buren's performance remains the best ever by a third-party candidate in New York presidential election history.[3] With 27% of the popular vote, New York was Van Buren's fourth strongest state after Vermont, Massachusetts and Wisconsin.[4]
Results
| 1848 United States presidential election in New York[5] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Whig | Zachary Taylor of Louisiana | Millard Fillmore of New York | 218,583 | 47.94% | 36 | 100.00% | ||
| Free Soil | Martin Van Buren of New York | Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts | 120,497 | 26.43% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Democratic | Lewis Cass of Michigan | William O. Butler of Kentucky | 114,319 | 25.07% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Liberty | Gerrit Smith of New York | Charles C. Foote of Michigan | 2,545 | 0.56% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 455,944 | 100.00% | 36 | 100.00% | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press.
- ^ Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
- ^ Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, p. 441 ISBN 0313257957
- ^ "1848 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - New York". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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