Pierce–Scott presidential election

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The Pierce–Scott presidential election was the 1852 U.S. presidential contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential election
historical event
candidate Franklin Pierce
Winfield Scott
candidateParty Franklin Pierce
surface form: Franklin Pierce – Democratic Party (United States)

Winfield Scott
surface form: Winfield Scott – Whig Party (United States)
context Second Party System
surface form: Second Party System in United States politics
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electoralSystem Electoral College
electoralVoteLoser Winfield Scott
electoralVoteWinner Franklin Pierce
elects President of the United States
surface form: President of the United States and Vice President of the United States
followedBy 1856 United States presidential election
follows 1848 United States presidential election
hasEndTime 1852
hasStartTime 1852
historicalSignificance last presidential victory for a candidate born in the 19th century’s first decade
marked the end of the Whig Party as a major national party
ledTo realignment toward the emergence of the Republican Party
loser Winfield Scott
notableFor effective collapse of the Whig Party
landslide victory of Franklin Pierce
officeContested President of the United States
partyOfLoser Whig Party
surface form: Whig Party (United States)
partyOfWinner Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
pointInTime 1852
popularVoteLoser Winfield Scott
popularVoteWinner Franklin Pierce
precededByEvent Compromise of 1850
relatedTo sectional tensions between North and South
slavery in the United States
resultedIn Democratic control of the presidency
runningMateOfLoser William A. Graham NERFINISHED
runningMateOfWinner William Rufus King
surface form: William R. King
tookPlaceIn Antebellum period in the United States
typeOfElection indirect presidential election
winner Franklin Pierce

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1852 United States presidential election alsoKnownAs Pierce–Scott presidential election