1852 United States presidential election in Illinois

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.

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 A. 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

President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

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

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1852 United States presidential election in Illinois[1][2]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "1852 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.