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1852 United States presidential election in Delaware

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The 1852 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1852 United States presidential election in Delaware
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Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New Hampshire New Jersey
Running mate William R. King William A. Graham
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 6,318 6,293
Percentage 49.85% 49.66%
County Results
President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Delaware voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. The first Democrat to win Delaware in a presidential election, Pierce carried the state by a very narrow margin of 0.19%, only 25 votes.

Results

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1852 United States presidential election in Delaware[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire William Rufus DeVane King of Alabama 6,318 49.85% 3 100.00%
Whig Winfield Scott of New Jersey William Alexander Graham of North Carolina 6,293 49.66% 0 0.00%
Free Soil John Parker Hale of New Hampshire George Washington Julian of Indiana 62 0.49% 0 0.00%
Total 12,673 100.00% 3 100.00%

Results by county

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1852 United States presidential election in Delaware[2]
County Franklin Pierce

Democratic

Winfield Scott

Whig

John Hale

Free Soil

Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Kent 1,422 47.20% 1,591 52.80% 0 0.00% -169 -5.61% 3,013
New Castle 3,038 51.77% 2,768 47.17% 62 1.06% 270 4.60% 5,868
Sussex 1,858 49.00% 1,934 51.00% 0 0.00% -76 -2.00% 3,792
Total: 6,318 49.85% 6,293 49.66% 62 0.49% 25 0.20% 12,673

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1852 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. p. 320.


   

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