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The1848 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Connecticut voted for theWhig candidate,Zachary Taylor, overDemocratic candidateLewis Cass andFree Soil Party candidateMartin Van Buren. Taylor won Connecticut by a margin of 5.24%.
| 1848 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1][2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Whig | Zachary Taylor ofLouisiana | Millard Fillmore ofNew York | 30,318 | 48.59% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Lewis Cass ofMichigan | William O. Butler ofKentucky | 27,051 | 43.35% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Free Soil | Martin Van Buren ofNew York | Charles Francis Adams Sr. ofMassachusetts | 5,005 | 8.02% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| – | Write-ins | – | 24 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 62,398 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
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