# Canonical recap data for 1848 U.S. Presidential Election (1848)
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slug: 1848-presidential-election
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1848/1848-presidential-election"
title: 1848 U.S. Presidential Election
subtitle: Zachary Taylor's Whig victory hardened the slavery divide, as Free Soil candidates drew votes on westward expansion, accelerating sectional conflict toward civil war.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1848-11-07
datePrecision: day
year: 1848
decade: 1840
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Presidential elections were held in the United States on 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.
summaryLong: Presidential elections were held in the United States on 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/pga/04900/04981v.jpg#h=676&w=1024"
heroImageCredit: Library of Congress
importance: 78
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260604193557/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election"
  title: 1848 U.S. presidential election
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 7, 1848 in the aftermath of the Mexican–American War. General Zachary Taylor of the Whig Party
wikidataQid: Q698769
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-04
  label: 1848 U.S. presidential election
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election"
