Presidential Election of 1848

The Presidential Election of 1848 was the sixteenth election in U.S. history, and was held on November 7, 1848. It was the first election to be held nationwide instead of state by state over a period of thirty-plus days. The two main political parties, the Whigs and the Democrats, were featured, as was the Liberty party. A new third party to join the election this time was the Free Soil party, headed by former President, Martin Van Buren, and whose platform was opposing the expansion of slavery in the west.
==Presidential Selection (Whig National Convention)==
Name	Position 	Votes  (1-3rd ballots)
Zachary Taylor
(b.1784) (64 years)	
Major General from Louisiana 	111, 118, 133
Henry Clay
(b.1777) (71 years)	
Former U.S. Senator from Kentucky
(1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52)	97, 86, 74
Winfield Scott
(b.1786) (62 years)	Commanding General of the U.S. Army from New Jersey	43, 49, 54
Daniel Webster
(b.1782) (66 years)	
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
(1827-41, 1845-50)	22, 22, 17
John M. Clayton
(b.1796) (52 years)	
U.S. Senator from Delaware
(1829-36, 1845-49, 1853-56)	4, 4, 1
John McLean
(b.1785) (63 years)	
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from Ohio
(1829-61)	2, 0, 0
==Vice Presidential Selection (Whig National Convention)==
Name	Position 	Votes (1-2nd ballots)
Millard Fillmore
(b.1800) (48 years)	
Comptroller of New York
(1848-49) 	115, 173
Abbott Lawrence
(b.1792) (56 years)	
Former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
(1835-37, 1839-40)	109, 87
John M. Clayton
(b.1796) (52 years)	
U.S. Senator from Delaware
(1829-36, 1845-49, 1853-56)	3, 3
George Evans
(b.1797) (51 years)	
Former U.S. Senator from Maine
(1841-47)	6, 2
John Sergeant
(b.1779) (69 years)	
Former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
(1815-23, 1827-29, 1837-41)	6, 1
Andrew Stewart
(b.1791) (57 years)	
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
(1821-29, 1831-35, 1843-49)	14, 0
Thomas M.T. McKennan
(b.1794) (54 years)	
Former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
(1833-39, 1842-43)	13, 0
Hamilton Fish
(b.1808) (40 years)	
Lieutenant Governor of New York
(1848)	2, 0
Thomas Ewing
(b.1789) (59 years)	
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from Ohio
(1841)	1, 0
Thomas Butler King
(b.1800) (48 years)	
U.S. Representative from Georgia
(1839-43, 1845-50)	1, 0
John Young
(b.1802) (46 years)	
Governor of New York
(1847-48) 	1, 0
Rufus Choate
(b.1799) (49 years)	
Former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
(1841-45)	1, 0
Solomon Foot
(b.1802) (46 years)	
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
(1833-34, 1836-39, 1847-49)	1, 0
George Lunt
(b.1803) (45 years)	Lawyer and Author from Massachusetts	1, 0
==Presidential Selection (Democratic National Convention)==
Name	Position 	Votes (1-4 ballots)
Lewis Cass
(b.1782) (66 years)	
Former U.S. Senator from Michigan
(1845-48, 1849-57)	125, 133, 156, 179
Levi Woodbury
(b.1789) (59 years)	
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from New Hampshire
(1845-51)	53, 56, 53, 38
James Buchanan
(b.1791) (57 years)	
Incumbent U.S. Secretary of State from Pennsylvania
(1845-49)	55, 54, 40, 33
William Orlando Butler
(b.1791) (57 years)	
Former U.S. Representative from Kentucky
(1839-43)	0, 0, 0, 3
William J. Worth
(b.1794) (54 years)	Colonel from New York	6, 5, 5, 1
George M. Dallas
(b.1792) (56 years)	
Incumbent Vice President of the United States from Pennsylvania
(1845-49)	3, 3, 0, 0
John C. Calhoun
(b.1782) (66 years)	
U.S. Senator from South Carolina
(1832-43, 1845-50)	9, 0, 0, 0
==Vice Presidential Selection (Democratic National Convention)==
Name	Position	Votes (1-3 ballots)
William Orlando Butler
(b.1791) (57 years)	
Former U.S. Representative from Kentucky
(1839-43)	114, 179, 254
John A. Quitman
(b.1798) (50 years)	
Former Governor of Mississippi
(1835-36, 1850-51)	74, 62, 0
William R.D. King
(b.1786) (62 years)	
U.S. Senator from Alabama
(1819-44, 1848-52)	26, 8, 0
John Y. Mason
(b.1799) (49 years)	
Incumbent United States Secretary of the Navy from Virginia
(1844-45, 1846-49)	24, 5, 0
James Iver McKay
(b.1793) (55 years)	
U.S. Representative from North Carolina
(1831-49)	13, 0, 0
Jefferson Davis
(b.1808) (40 years)	
U.S. Senator from Mississippi
(1847-51, 1857-61)	1, 0, 0
==Candidates==
1. Zachary Taylor
Born 	1784  (64 years)
Position 	Major General
State 	Louisiana
Party 	Whig
Running Mate	
Millard Fillmore (b.1800) (48 years) (New York)
Comptroller of New York  (1848-49)
2. Lewis Cass
Born 	1782  (66 years)
Position 	Former U.S. Senator from Michigan  (1845-48, 1849-57)
State 	Michigan
Party 	Democratic
Running Mate	
William Orlando Butler  (b.1791) (57 years) (Kentucky)
Former U.S. Representative from Kentucky  (1839-43)
3. Martin Van Buren
Born 	1782  (66 years)
Position 	Former President of the United States  (1837-41)
State 	New York
Party 	Free Soil
Running Mate	
Charles Francis Adams  (b.1807) (41 years) (Massachusetts)
Former Member of the Massachusetts State Senate  (1843-45)
4. Gerrit Smith
Born 	1797  (51 years)
Position 	Abolitionist and Philanthropist
State 	New York
Party 	Liberty
Running Mate	
Charles C. Foote  (b.1811) (37 years) (Michigan)
Minister and Abolitionist
==Results==
Candidates	Popular Vote	Electoral Vote
Z. Taylor
M. Fillmore	
1, 361, 393
(47.28%)	163
L. Cass
W.O. Butler	
1, 223, 460
(42.48%)	127
M. Van Buren
C.F. Adams	
291, 501
(10.12%)	0
G. Smith
C.C. Foote	
2, 545
(0.09%)	0
146 Electoral Votes needed to win.
==Electoral Votes by State==
State 	Electoral Votes	Winner
Alabama 	9 	L. Cass
Arkansas 	3 	L. Cass
Connecticut 	6 	Z. Taylor
Delaware 	3 	Z. Taylor
Florida 	3 	Z. Taylor
Georgia 	10 	Z. Taylor
Illinois 	9 	L. Cass
Indiana 	12 	L. Cass
Iowa 	4 	L. Cass
Kentucky 	12 	Z. Taylor
Louisiana 	6 	Z. Taylor
Maine 	9 	L. Cass
Maryland 	8 	Z. Taylor
Massachusetts 	12 	Z. Taylor
Michigan 	5 	L. Cass
Mississippi 	6 	L. Cass
Missouri 	7 	L. Cass
New Hampshire 	6 	L. Cass
New Jersey 	7 	Z. Taylor
New York 	36 	Z. Taylor
North Carolina	11 	Z. Taylor
Ohio 	23 	L. Cass
Pennsylvania 	26 	Z. Taylor
Rhode Island 	4 	Z. Taylor
South Carolina	9 	L. Cass
Tennessee 	13 	Z. Taylor
Texas 	4 	L. Cass
Vermont 	6 	Z. Taylor
Virginia 	17 	L. Cass
Wisconsin 	4 	L. Cass