1848 United States presidential election in New York
The 1848 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Image: Zachary Taylor cropped
Image: Portrait of Martin Van Buren (cropped)
Image: Lewis Cass circa 1855
1848 United States presidential election
The 1848 United States presidential election was the 16th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1848. In the aftermath of the Mexican–American War, General Zachary Taylor of the Whig Party defeated Senator Lewis Cass of the Democratic Party.
Image: Zachary Taylor restored and cropped (cropped)
Image: Unsuccessful 1848
Image: Martin Van Buren daguerreotype by Mathew Brady circa 1849 edit 1 (cropped)
James K. Polk, the incumbent president in 1848, whose term expired on March 4, 1849