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Election in Virginia
The 1848 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the
1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 17 representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
President and
Vice President.
Virginia was a closely contested state during this election and narrowly voted for the
Democratic candidate, former
U.S. Senator
Lewis Cass over the
Whig candidate, military
general
Zachary Taylor. Cass won the state with a margin of 1.60%. As of 2020, this is the last election in which
Morgan County, now part of
West Virginia, voted for the Democratic candidate.
Results
United States presidential election in Virginia, 1848
[1]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
Electoral votes
|
|
Democratic
|
Lewis Cass
|
46,739
|
50.80%
|
17
|
|
Whig
|
Zachary Taylor
|
45,265
|
49.20%
|
0
|
Totals
|
92,004
|
100.0%
|
17
|
References