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Ohio · 1848 presidential election

Ohio presidential election results 1848

Lewis Cass carried Ohio by 4.90 points (16,126 votes), winning 23 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
23
Votes counted
328,987

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Lewis CassDemocratic154,78247.00%23
Zachary TaylorWhig138,65642.10%—
Martin Van BurenFree Soil35,52310.80%—
Total votes328,987

Sources: 1848

Questions and answers

Who won Ohio in 1848?

Lewis Cass won Ohio by 4.90 percentage points (16,126 votes).

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1848?

Ohio cast 23 electoral votes in 1848.

How many people voted for president in Ohio in 1848?

328,987 votes were counted for president.

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