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United States presidential election of 1852: Quick Facts

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Date November 2, 1852
Location United States

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Franklin Pierce
Winfield Scott
Campaign ribbon
Pierce, Franklin
Map of the United States showing the 1852 presidential election results by state. Nearly all states are shaded blue for Democratic candidate Franklin Pierce, who won 254 electoral votes, while Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachusetts, and Vermont are shaded purple for Whig candidate Winfield Scott, who received 42 electoral votes. State electoral vote counts are labeled on each state, and a faded U.S. flag forms the background.
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Key People

American orator and politician Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
American orator, politician, and lawyer
James Buchanan
James Buchanan
president of United States
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
president of United States
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas
United States senator
Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore
president of United States
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
American army officer
William R. King
William Rufus de Vane King
vice president of United States
Hale, John Parker
John Parker Hale
American politician
Lewis Cass, engraving by W.G. Jackman after a photograph by Sutton & Bro.
Lewis Cass
American politician
Marcy
William L. Marcy
American politician

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