United States presidential election in Indiana, 1848

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The 1848 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose twelve representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Indiana voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren. Cass won Indiana by a margin of 3.16%.

Results

United States presidential election in Indiana, 1848^[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Michigan	William O. Butler of Kentucky	74,745	48.93%	12	100.00%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	69,907	45.77%	0	0.00%
	Free Soil	Martin Van Buren of New York	Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts	8,100	5.30%	0	0.00%
Total				152,752	100.00%	12	100.00%

References

↑ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

State Results of the 1848 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	Zachary Taylor Lewis Cass Martin Van Buren

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Other 1848 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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