United States presidential election in Arkansas, 1848

November 7, 1848

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

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The 1848 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Arkansas voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. Cass won Arkansas by a margin of 10.14%.

Results

United States presidential election in Arkansas, 1848^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Michigan	William O. Butler of Kentucky	9,301	55.07%	3	100.00%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	7,587	44.93%	0	0.00%
Total				16,888	100.00%	3	100.00%

↑ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
↑ "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

State Results of the 1848 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	Zachary Taylor Lewis Cass Martin Van Buren

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Other 1848 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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