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Lewis Cass vs Zachary Taylor

Lewis Cass vs Zachary Taylor 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

Zachary Taylor

Elections
1 (1848)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
163
Best popular vote
47.3% in 1848
Parties
Whig
Lewis Cass states
14
Zachary Taylor states
15
Popular vote
42.5% – 47.3%
Alabama: Lewis CassAlaskaArizonaArkansas: Lewis CassCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut: Zachary TaylorDelaware: Zachary TaylorDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: Zachary TaylorGeorgia: Zachary TaylorHawaiiIdahoIllinois: Lewis CassIndiana: Lewis CassIowa: Lewis CassKansasKentucky: Zachary TaylorLouisiana: Zachary TaylorMaine: Lewis CassMaryland: Zachary TaylorMassachusetts: Zachary TaylorMichigan: Lewis CassMinnesotaMississippi: Lewis CassMissouri: Lewis CassMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: Lewis CassNew Jersey: Zachary TaylorNew MexicoNew York: Zachary TaylorNorth Carolina: Zachary TaylorNorth DakotaOhio: Lewis CassOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: Zachary TaylorRhode Island: Zachary TaylorSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth DakotaTennessee: Zachary TaylorTexas: Lewis CassUtahVermont: Zachary TaylorVirginia: Lewis CassWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: Lewis CassWyomingVermont: Zachary TaylorNew Hampshire: Lewis CassMassachusetts: Zachary TaylorRhode Island: Zachary TaylorConnecticut: Zachary TaylorNew Jersey: Zachary TaylorDelaware: Zachary TaylorMaryland: Zachary TaylorDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1848
StateLewis CassZachary TaylorGap (pts)EV
Alabama 50.6% 9 49.4% 1.2 9
Arkansas 55.1% 3 44.9% 10.2 3
Connecticut 43.4% 48.6% 6 -5.2 6
Delaware 47.5% 51.8% 3 -4.3 3
Florida 42.8% 57.2% 3 -14.4 3
Georgia 48.5% 51.5% 10 -3.0 10
Illinois 44.9% 9 42.4% 2.5 9
Indiana 49.0% 12 45.7% 3.3 12
Iowa 50.5% 4 44.6% 5.9 4
Kentucky 42.5% 57.5% 12 -15.0 12
Louisiana 45.4% 54.6% 6 -9.2 6
Maine 45.9% 9 40.3% 5.6 9
Maryland 47.7% 52.1% 8 -4.4 8
Massachusetts 26.2% 45.3% 12 -19.1 12
Michigan 47.2% 5 36.8% 10.4 5
Mississippi 50.6% 6 49.4% 1.2 6
Missouri 55.1% 7 44.9% 10.2 7
New Hampshire 55.4% 6 29.5% 25.9 6
New Jersey 47.5% 51.5% 7 -4.0 7
New York 25.1% 47.9% 36 -22.8 36
North Carolina 44.8% 55.2% 11 -10.4 11
Ohio 47.0% 23 42.1% 4.9 23
Pennsylvania 46.7% 50.3% 26 -3.6 26
Rhode Island 32.7% 60.7% 4 -28.0 4
South Carolina — — — —
Tennessee 47.5% 52.5% 13 -5.0 13
Texas 68.5% 4 31.1% 37.4 4
Vermont 22.8% 48.3% 6 -25.5 6
Virginia 50.8% 17 49.2% 1.6 17
Wisconsin 38.3% 4 35.1% 3.2 4

Questions and answers

Who won between Lewis Cass and Zachary Taylor in 1848?

Zachary Taylor won the presidency. Electoral votes: Lewis Cass 127, Zachary Taylor 163. Popular vote: Lewis Cass 42.5%, Zachary Taylor 47.3%.

How many states did Lewis Cass and Zachary Taylor each win in 1848?

Lewis Cass carried 14 and Zachary Taylor carried 15.

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