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1848 United States presidential election in Florida
Taylor 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%	Cass 50-60% 70-80% 90-100%
President before election; James K. Polk; Democratic	Elected President ; Zachary Taylor; Whig

The 1848 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. This was the first time Florida participated in a U.S. presidential election since its admission into the Union on March 3, 1845.

Florida voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won Florida by a margin of 14.40%.

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United States presidential election in Florida, 1848^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Zachary Taylor of Louisiana	Millard Fillmore of New York	4,120	57.20%	3	100.00%
	Democratic	Lewis Cass of Michigan	William O. Butler of Kentucky	3,083	42.80%	0	0.00%
Total				7,203	100.00%	3	100.00%

References[edit]

^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Florida". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
^ "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 24, 2013.

[results-1] "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Florida". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.

[results2-2] "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 24, 2013.

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