1852 United States presidential election

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The 1852 United States presidential election was a contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party as a major national political force.

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instanceOf United States presidential election
historical event
alsoKnownAs Pierce–Scott presidential election
campaignIssue Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
slavery
country United States
date 1852-11-02
electionNumber 17
electoralVotesMainOpponent 42
electoralVotesNeededToWin 149
electoralVotesWinner 254
era Second Party System
incumbentParty Whig Party (United States)
linked to: Whig Party
incumbentPresident Millard Fillmore
mainOpponent Winfield Scott
mainWinner Franklin Pierce
mapCaption Presidential election results by state, 1852
markedEndOf Whig Party (United States) as a major national political force
nextElection 1856 United States presidential election
notableOutcome Democratic Party dominance in national politics
collapse of the Whig Party as a major national party
numberOfElectors 296
officeContested President of the United States
opponentParty Whig Party (United States)
linked to: Whig Party
otherMajorCandidate John P. Hale
otherMajorCandidateParty Free Soil Party
percentageMainOpponent 44.1
percentageOtherMajorCandidate 5.0
percentageWinner 50.8
popularVoteMainOpponent 1314184
popularVoteOtherMajorCandidate 155210
popularVoteWinner 1475223
presidentAfterElection Franklin Pierce
presidentAfterParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
presidentBeforeElection Millard Fillmore
presidentialCandidate Franklin Pierce
John P. Hale
Winfield Scott
previousElection 1848 United States presidential election
tookPlaceDuring Antebellum period
tookPlaceIn United States Electoral College
linked to: Electoral College
vicePresidentialRunningMate George Washington Julian
William A. Graham
William R. King
linked to: William Rufus King
voterTurnoutChange +2.4
voterTurnoutPercentage 69.6
winnerParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party

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Winfield Scott candidateInElection 1852 United States presidential election
Free Soil Party notableElection United States presidential election of 1852
linked to: 1852 United States presidential election
1848 United States presidential election nextElection 1852 United States presidential election
Franklin Pierce election 1852 United States presidential election
John P. Hale candidateIn United States presidential election, 1852
linked to: 1852 United States presidential election
William Rufus King election United States presidential election, 1852
linked to: 1852 United States presidential election
1856 United States presidential election previousElection 1852 United States presidential election