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1852 United States presidential election

Franklin Pierce, elected president

The United States presidential election of 1852 was the 17th presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1852. The United States holds presidential elections every four years. Franklin Pierce was elected president.[1]

Candidates

 
General Winfield Scott

Millard Fillmore was the incumbent president, having replaced Zachary Taylor, the 1848 winner, on his death in 1850. Fillmore belonged to the Whig Party. Instead of choosing Fillmore as a candidate for 1852, the Whigs chose General Winfield Scott. William Alexander Graham was Scott's running mate, the person who would become vice-president if elected.

The Democratic Party selected Franklin Pierce. Pierce was not a well known politician. William R. King was Pierce's running mate.

1852 United States Presidential Election Media

  • Portrait of Franklin Pierce (1804–1869) by Mathew Brady. The LoC describes this as "Copy neg. from original ink by Brady after Daguerreotype".

  • Engraving of then–U.S. Senator William R. King (1786–1853), who died several weeks after becoming vice president of the United States.

  • Pierce/King campaign poster

  • This picture of Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott was made at West Point, N.Y., June 10, 1862. The subscribers claim that, for correctness of portraiture, finish and detail, it is pre-eminently the best portrait of the Great American Military Chieftain.

  • William Alexander Graham. Library of Congress description: "Gov. Wm. A Graham, N.C. Gov of N.C. 1845-1849, Sec. of the Navy in the cabinet of Pres. Fillmore, July 20, 1850-March 7, 1853, Member of State Senate, 1854, 1862, 1865, Senator in 2nd Confederate Congress"

  • Millard Fillmore, the incumbent president in 1852, whose term expired on March 4, 1853

  • Scott/Graham campaign poster

  • Results by county explicitly indicating the percentage of the winning candidate in each county. Shades of blue are for Pierce (Democratic), shades of yellow are for Scott (Whig), shades of red are for Hale (Free Soil), shades of orange are for Webster (Union), shades of green are for (Independent Democrats), and shades of purple are for Troup (Southern Rights).

  •   Democratic Party: 254 seats

References

  1. ↑ "Franklin Pierce". USA.gov. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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