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Tennessee · 1852 presidential election

Tennessee presidential election results 1852

Winfield Scott carried Tennessee by 1.46 points (1,686 votes), winning 12 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
12
Votes counted
115,486

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Winfield ScottWhig58,58650.70%12
Franklin PierceDemocratic56,90049.30%—
John P. HaleFree Soil--0.00%—
Total votes115,486

Sources: 1852

Questions and answers

Who won Tennessee in 1852?

Winfield Scott won Tennessee by 1.46 percentage points (1,686 votes).

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1852?

Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes in 1852.

How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 1852?

115,486 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