The 1852 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
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Illinois voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott and Free Soil candidate John P. Hale. Pierce won Illinois by a margin of 10.10%. This is the last time that Lee County voted for the Democratic candidate. DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and McHenry counties would not vote Democratic again until 2008. DeKalb County would not vote Democratic again until 1992.
Results
edit| 1852 United States presidential election in Illinois[1][2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire | William R. King of Alabama | 80,378 | 51.87% | 11 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | Winfield Scott of New Jersey | William A. Graham of North Carolina | 64,733 | 41.77% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Free Soil | John P. Hale of New Hampshire | George W. Julian of Indiana | 9,863 | 6.36% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 154,974 | 100.00% | 11 | 100.00% | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1852 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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