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United States presidential election in Vermont, 1852

United States presidential election in Vermont, 1852
Vermont
← 1848 November 2, 1852 1856 →
  Winfield Scott - National Portrait Gallery.JPG George Peter Alexander Healy - Franklin Pierce - Google Art Project.jpg JP-Hale.jpg
Nominee Winfield Scott Franklin Pierce John P. Hale
Party Whig Democratic Free Soil
Home state New Jersey New Hampshire New Hampshire
Running mate William Alexander Graham William R. King George Washington Julian
Electoral vote 5 0 0
Popular vote 22,173 13,044 8,621
Percentage 50.52% 29.72% 19.64%

President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic


Millard Fillmore
Whig

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

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

Vermont voted for the Whig Party candidate, Winfield Scott, over the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce. Scott won the state by a margin of 20.8%.

Vermont was one of the only four states to vote for Scott. The other three were Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Tennessee.


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