The 1848 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the

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 ...

. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Illinois narrowly voted for the

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candidate,

Lewis Cass Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He w ...

, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren. Cass won Illinois by a tight margin of 2.49%. This was the last time until

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that Illinois would back a losing Democrat in a presidential election.

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