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United States presidential election of 1848: Quick Facts

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Date November 7, 1848
Location United States

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Portrait of Zachary Taylor in military uniform seated with a sword, holding his hat, with army tents and soldiers in the background.
Lewis Cass
Free-Soil Party
Whig campaign banner
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1848 presidential election, with states colored to indicate whether they were won by Zachary Taylor (Whig, shown in blue) or Lewis Cass (Democratic, shown in purple). Each state is labeled with its number of electoral votes. A legend at the bottom shows Taylor with 163 electoral votes and Cass with 127. The western territories are shown in gray with no electoral votes. A faded American flag is in the background.
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Henry Clay
Henry Clay
United States senator
American orator and politician Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
American orator, politician, and lawyer
James Buchanan
James Buchanan
president of United States
U.S. President Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
president of United States
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor
president of United States
Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore
president of United States
Charles Francis Adams
Charles Francis Adams
American diplomat
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
American army officer
Hale, John Parker
John Parker Hale
American politician
Woodbury, Levi
Levi Woodbury
United States jurist
Lewis Cass, engraving by W.G. Jackman after a photograph by Sutton & Bro.
Lewis Cass
American politician

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