1852 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election historical event

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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United States presidential election of 1852 1

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Predicate Object
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 of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date 1852-11-02 ⓘ
electionNumber 17 ⓘ
electoralVotesMainOpponent 42 ⓘ
electoralVotesNeededToWin 149 ⓘ
electoralVotesWinner 254 ⓘ
era Second Party System ⓘ
incumbentParty Whig Party ⓘ
surface form: Whig Party (United States)
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 ⓘ
surface form: Whig Party (United States)
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 ⓘ
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
presidentBeforeElection Millard Fillmore ⓘ
presidentialCandidate Franklin Pierce ⓘ
John P. Hale ⓘ
Winfield Scott ⓘ
previousElection 1848 United States presidential election ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring Antebellum period ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Electoral College ⓘ
surface form: United States Electoral College
vicePresidentialRunningMate George Washington Julian ⓘ
William A. Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Rufus King ⓘ
surface form: William R. King
voterTurnoutChange +2.4 ⓘ
voterTurnoutPercentage 69.6 ⓘ
winnerParty Democratic Party ⓘ
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

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Winfield Scott → candidateInElection → 1852 United States presidential election ⓘ
1848 United States presidential election → nextElection → 1852 United States presidential election ⓘ
Free Soil Party → notableElection → 1852 United States presidential election ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States presidential election of 1852