1848 U.S. Presidential Election

Nationwide · 2 tickets

Who won the 1848 U.S. Presidential Election?

Zachary Taylor won the 1848 U.S. Presidential Election. Zachary Taylor received 1,360,099 popular votes (47.3%) and 163 electoral votes. The main challenger was Lewis Cass (42.5%).

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Taylor won the electoral college 163–127
Zachary TaylorWhigWINNER163 EV
47.3% popular · 1,360,099 votes
Running mate: Millard Fillmore
42.5% popular · 1,220,544 votes
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.