1848 Democratic National Convention
Presidential candidates

1848 Democratic National Convention

Section Title: Presidential candidates
Table Section Text: None

Ballots	1	2	3	4

Lewis Cass	125	133	156	179

Levi Woodbury	53	56	53	38

James Buchanan	55	54	40	33

John C. Calhoun	9	0	0	0

William Jenkins Worth	6	5	5	1

George M. Dallas	3	3	0	0

William Orlando Butler	0	0	0	3

Abstaining	39	39	36	36

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Cass became the president with 179 votes on the fourth ballot.

final_sentence: Cass became the president with 179 votes on the fourth ballot.