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Election in Illinois
The 1848 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the
1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
President and
Vice President.
Illinois narrowly voted for the
Democratic candidate,
Lewis Cass, over
Whig candidate
Zachary Taylor and
Free Soil candidate
Martin Van Buren. Cass won Illinois by a tight margin of 2.49%. This was the last time until
2000 that Illinois would back a losing Democrat in a presidential election.
Results
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