National Election Statistics

1852 Presidential Election

Results of the presidential election of 1852, won by Franklin Pierce with 254 electoral votes.

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Franklin Pierce’s Cabinet

President: Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)

Vice President: William R. King (1853) and None (1853-1857)

Secretary of State: William L. Marcy (1853-1857)

Secretary of the Treasury: James Guthrie (1853-1857)

Secretary of War: Jefferson Davis (1853-1857)

Attorney General: Caleb Cushing (1853-1857)

Postmaster General: James Campbell (1853-1857)

Secretary of the Navy: James C. Dobbin (1853-1857)

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1852 National Election

149 to win
1,607,510 votes (50.8%)
Running Mate: William R. King
1,386,942 votes (43.9%)
Running Mate: William A. Graham

California becomes a state during this election cycle. Final Presidential election with a candidate of the Whig party.

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

9

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

4

California

4

Colorado

Connecticut

6

Delaware

3

District of Columbia

Florida

3

Georgia

10

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

11

Indiana

13

Iowa

4

Kansas

Kentucky

12

Louisiana

6

Maine

8

Maryland

8

Massachusetts

13

Michigan

6

Minnesota

Mississippi

7

Missouri

9

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

5

New Jersey

7

New Mexico

New York

35

North Carolina

10

North Dakota

Ohio

23

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

27

Rhode Island

4

South Carolina

8

South Dakota

Tennessee

12

Texas

4

Utah

Vermont

5

Virginia

15

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

5

Wyoming