List of United States Democratic Party presidential tickets
1848

List of United States Democratic Party presidential tickets

Section Title: 1848
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Presidential Nominee	1848 (lost)	Vice Presidential Nominee

-	Lewis Cass State: Michigan Born: October 9, 1782, Exeter, New Hampshire Died: June 17, 1866, Detroit, Michigan Alma mater: none Career: United States Secretary of War (1831-1836) Territorial Governor of Michigan (1813-1831)	William O. Butler State: Kentucky Born: April 19, 1791, Jessamine County, Kentucky Died: August 6, 1880, Carrollton, Kentucky Alma mater: Transylvania University Career: U.S.	-

Opponent Zachary Taylor (W-LA) Martin Van Buren (F-NY)	1848 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cass/Butler 1,223,460 (42.5%) Taylor/Fillmore 1,361,393 (47.1%) - Van Buren/Adams 291,501 (10.1%) Electoral vote: Cass/Butler Taylor/Fillmore - Van Buren/Adams	Opponent Millard Fillmore (W-NY) Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (F-MA)

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Lewis Cass was the first Democratic presidential candidate to lose an election.

final_sentence: Lewis Cass was the first Democratic presidential candidate to lose an election.