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The 1848 United States presidential election was the 16th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1848. In the aftermath of the Mexican–American War, General Zachary Taylor of the Whig Party defeated Senator Lewis Cass of the Democratic Party.
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Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is a state in the...
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Presidential election year: Election day: November 7: Incumbent president: James K. Polk (Democratic) Next Congress: 31st: Presidential election; Partisan control: Whig gain: Popular vote margin: Whig +4.8%: Electoral vote: Zachary Taylor (W) 163: Lewis Cass (D) 127: 1848 presidential election results. Blue denotes states won by Cass, buff ...
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy McKenna. United States presidential election of 1848, American presidential election held on November 7, 1848, in which Whig candidate Zachary Taylor defeated Democratic nominee Lewis Cass.
November 7 – U.S. presidential election, 1848: Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana defeats Democrat Lewis Cass of Michigan in the first U.S. presidential election to be held in every state on the same day. December 26 – The Phi Delta Theta fraternity is founded at Miami University.
The 1848 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 17 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President .
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The 1848 United States elections elected the members of the 31st United States Congress and the 12th president of the United States. The election took place during the Second Party System, nine months after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican–American War.
Change History! 1848 interactive map. << 1844 1852 >> The United States presidential election of 1848 was an open race. President James Polk, having achieved all of his major objectives in one term and suffering from declining health that would take his life less than four months after leaving office, kept his promise not to seek re-election.
