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Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor ran for president in 1848 and won once. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1848 Won

Whig
Electoral votes
163of 290
Popular vote
1,361,39347.30%
States carried
15
Running mate
Millard Fillmore

Opponents: Lewis Cass (127 EV), Martin Van Buren (0 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizonaArkansas: lostCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut: wonDelaware: wonDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: wonGeorgia: wonHawaiiIdahoIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansasKentucky: wonLouisiana: wonMaine: lostMaryland: wonMassachusetts: wonMichigan: lostMinnesotaMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: wonNew MexicoNew York: wonNorth Carolina: wonNorth DakotaOhio: lostOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: wonRhode Island: wonSouth Carolina: lostSouth DakotaTennessee: wonTexas: lostUtahVermont: wonVirginia: lostWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: lostWyomingVermont: wonNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: wonRhode Island: wonConnecticut: wonNew Jersey: wonDelaware: wonMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1848 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Zachary Taylor run for president?

1 time (1848), winning in 1848.

How many electoral votes did Zachary Taylor win?

1848: 163.

What share of the popular vote did Zachary Taylor get?

1848: 47.3% (1,361,393 votes).

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