1852 United States presidential election in Illinois

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Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott John P. Hale Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Home state New Hampshire New Jersey New Hampshire Running mate William R. King William Alexander Graham George W. Julian Electoral vote 11 0 0 Popular vote 80,378 64,733 9,863 Percentage 51.87% 41.77% 6.36%

County Results Pierce   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Scott   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

President before election Millard Fillmore Whig Elected President Franklin Pierce Democratic

The1852 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.

Illinois voted for theDemocratic candidate,Franklin Pierce, overWhig candidateWinfield Scott andFree Soil candidateJohn P. Hale. Pierce won Illinois by a margin of 10.10%. This is the last time thatLee County voted for the Democratic candidate.DuPage,Kane,Kendall, andMcHenry counties would not vote Democratic again until2008.DeKalb County would not vote Democratic again until1992.

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