1848 Presidential Election

Results of the presidential election of 1848, won by Zachary Taylor with 163 electoral votes.

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Millard Fillmore’s Cabinet

President: Zachary Taylor (1850) and Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)

Vice President: Millard Fillmore (1850) and None (1850-1853)

Secretary of State: John M. Clayton (1850-1850), Daniel Webster (1850-1852), Edward Everett (1852-1853)

Secretary of the Treasury: William M. Meredith (1850-1850), Thomas Corwin (1850-1853)

Secretary of War: George W. Crawford (1850-1850), Charles Magill Conrad (1850-1853)

Attorney General: Reverdy Johnson (1850-1850), John J. Crittenden (1850-1853)

Postmaster General: Jacob Collamer (1850-1850), Nathan K. Hall (1850-1852), Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (1852-1853)

Secretary of the Navy: William Ballard Preston (1850-1850), William Alexander Graham (1850-1852), John P. Kennedy (1852-1853)

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1848 Candidate Electoral Votes

146 to win
1,223,460 popular votes (42.5%)
Running Mate: William O. Butler
1,361,393 popular votes (47.3%)
Running Mate: Millard Fillmore

Taylor died July 9, 1850, replaced by Millard Fillmore. Florida, Iowa, Texas and Wisconsin become states during this election cycle.

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

9

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

3

California

Colorado

Connecticut

6

Delaware

3

District of Columbia

Florida

3

Georgia

10

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

9

Indiana

12

Iowa

4

Kansas

Kentucky

12

Louisiana

6

Maine

9

Maryland

8

Massachusetts

12

Michigan

5

Minnesota

Mississippi

6

Missouri

7

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

6

New Jersey

7

New Mexico

New York

36

North Carolina

11

North Dakota

Ohio

23

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

26

Rhode Island

4

South Carolina

9

South Dakota

Tennessee

13

Texas

4

Utah

Vermont

6

Virginia

17

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

4

Wyoming