1848 United States presidential election
Results

Presidential candidate
Party
Home state
Popular vote(a)
Popular vote(a)
Electoral vote
Running mate
Running mate
Running mate
Presidential candidate
Party
Home state
Count
Percentage
Electoral vote
Vice-presidential candidate
-
-
Zachary Taylor
Whig
Louisiana
1,361,393
47.28%
163
Millard Fillmore
New York
163
Lewis Cass
Democratic
Michigan
1,223,460
42.49%
127
William Orlando Butler
Kentucky
127
Martin Van Buren
Free Soil
New York
291,501
10.12%
0
Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
Massachusetts
0
Gerrit Smith
Liberty
New York
2,545
0.09%
0
Charles C. Foote
Michigan
0
Other
Other
Other
285
0.01%
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Other
Other
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Total
Total
Total
2,879,184
100%
290
-
-
290
Needed to win
Needed to win
Needed to win
Needed to win
Needed to win
146
-
-
146

Question: How many votes did Taylor win the Electoral with ?
Answer: Taylor won the electoral by capturing 163 of the 290 electoral votes.