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County results
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The1848 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Tennessee voted for theWhig candidateZachary Taylor overDemocratic candidateLewis Cass. Taylor won Tennessee by a margin of 5.04%.
| 1848 United States presidential election in Tennessee[1][2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Whig | Zachary Taylor ofLouisiana | Millard Fillmore ofNew York | 64,321 | 52.52% | 13 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Lewis Cass ofMichigan | William O. Butler ofKentucky | 58,142 | 47.48% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 122,463 | 100.00% | 13 | 100.00% | ||||