Claim: Delaware electors voted for Franklin Pierce, who won the 17th quadrennial presidential election of 1852.
Evidence: The 1852 United States presidential election was the 17th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1852. Delaware voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Democrat Franklin Pierce, a former Senator from New Hampshire, defeated General Winfield Scott, the Whig nominee.