1848 United States presidential election in Tennessee

1848 United States presidential election in Tennessee
November 7, 1848
President before election; James K. Polk; Democratic	Elected President ; Zachary Taylor; Whig

The 1848 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Tennessee voted for the Whig candidate Zachary Taylor over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won Tennessee by a margin of 5.04%.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in Tennessee^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	64,321	52.52%	13	100.00%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Michigan	William O. Butler of Kentucky	58,142	47.48%	0	0.00%
Total				122,463	100.00%	13	100.00%

^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
^ "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 1, 2017.

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