Skip to content

Lewis Cass vs Martin Van Buren

Lewis Cass vs Martin Van Buren in 1848: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Lewis Cass

Elections
1 (1848)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
127
Best popular vote
42.5% in 1848
Parties
Democratic
vs

Martin Van Buren

Elections
3 (1836, 1840, 1848)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
230
Best popular vote
50.8% in 1836
Parties
Free Soil, Democratic

1848

Lewis Cass states
14
Martin Van Buren states
0
Popular vote
42.5% – 10.1%
Alabama: Lewis CassAlaskaArizonaArkansas: Lewis CassCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut: another candidateDelaware: another candidateDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: another candidateGeorgia: another candidateHawaiiIdahoIllinois: Lewis CassIndiana: Lewis CassIowa: Lewis CassKansasKentucky: another candidateLouisiana: another candidateMaine: Lewis CassMaryland: another candidateMassachusetts: another candidateMichigan: Lewis CassMinnesotaMississippi: Lewis CassMissouri: Lewis CassMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: Lewis CassNew Jersey: another candidateNew MexicoNew York: another candidateNorth Carolina: another candidateNorth DakotaOhio: Lewis CassOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: another candidateRhode Island: another candidateSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth DakotaTennessee: another candidateTexas: Lewis CassUtahVermont: another candidateVirginia: Lewis CassWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: Lewis CassWyomingVermont: another candidateNew Hampshire: Lewis CassMassachusetts: another candidateRhode Island: another candidateConnecticut: another candidateNew Jersey: another candidateDelaware: another candidateMaryland: another candidateDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1848
StateLewis CassMartin Van BurenGap (pts)EV
Alabama 50.6% 9 — — 9
Arkansas 55.1% 3 — — 3
Connecticut 43.4% 8.0% 35.4 6
Delaware 47.5% 0.7% 46.8 3
Florida 42.8% — — 3
Georgia 48.5% — — 10
Illinois 44.9% 9 12.6% 32.3 9
Indiana 49.0% 12 5.3% 43.7 12
Iowa 50.5% 4 5.0% 45.5 4
Kentucky 42.5% — — 12
Louisiana 45.4% — — 6
Maine 45.9% 9 13.9% 32.0 9
Maryland 47.7% 0.2% 47.5 8
Massachusetts 26.2% 28.4% -2.2 12
Michigan 47.2% 5 16.0% 31.2 5
Mississippi 50.6% 6 — — 6
Missouri 55.1% 7 — — 7
New Hampshire 55.4% 6 15.1% 40.3 6
New Jersey 47.5% 1.1% 46.4 7
New York 25.1% 26.4% -1.3 36
North Carolina 44.8% — — 11
Ohio 47.0% 23 10.8% 36.2 23
Pennsylvania 46.7% 3.0% 43.7 26
Rhode Island 32.7% 6.6% 26.1 4
South Carolina — — — —
Tennessee 47.5% — — 13
Texas 68.5% 4 — — 4
Vermont 22.8% 28.9% -6.1 6
Virginia 50.8% 17 — — 17
Wisconsin 38.3% 4 26.6% 11.7 4

Questions and answers

Who won between Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren in 1848?

Neither won the presidency. Electoral votes: Lewis Cass 127, Martin Van Buren 0. Popular vote: Lewis Cass 42.5%, Martin Van Buren 10.1%.

How many states did Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren each win in 1848?

Lewis Cass carried 14 and Martin Van Buren carried 0.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data