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Pennsylvania · 1848 presidential election

Pennsylvania presidential election results 1848

Zachary Taylor carried Pennsylvania by 3.67 points (13,544 votes), winning 26 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
26
Votes counted
369,092

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Zachary TaylorWhig185,73050.30%26
Lewis CassDemocratic172,18646.70%—
Martin Van BurenFree Soil11,1763.00%—
Total votes369,092

Sources: 1848

Questions and answers

Who won Pennsylvania in 1848?

Zachary Taylor won Pennsylvania by 3.67 percentage points (13,544 votes).

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1848?

Pennsylvania cast 26 electoral votes in 1848.

How many people voted for president in Pennsylvania in 1848?

369,092 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