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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > U.S. Vice President
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline May 01, 1848 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 22, 1848 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 26, 1848 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1849 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1853 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedChronicler November 04, 2006 09:42pm
Data Sources[Link]
Congressional Quarterly Guide to U. S. Elections
New York Times
Convention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris
USA Today
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Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
Description William R.D. King was nominated for Vice President on the second ballot.

VP Balloting - DNC 1848
Contender: Ballot 1st 2d before shifts 2d after shifts
William O. Butler KY 114 169 290
John A. Quitman MS74 62 0
Abstaining 38 37 0
William R.D. King AL 26 8 0
John Y. Mason VA 24 3 0
James I. McKay NC 13 11 0
Jefferson Davis MS 1 0 0

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1844
NameGeorge M. Dallas Votes170 (61.82%)
Term03/04/1845 - 03/03/1849 Margin65 (+23.64%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyWhig Won11/07/1848
NameMillard Fillmore Votes163 (56.21%)
Term03/04/1849 - 03/03/1853 Margin36 (+12.41%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS Vice President 11/07/1848

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Name Rep. William Orlando Butler Gov. John A. Quitman Ambassador William Rufus de Vane King Secretary of the Navy John Y. Mason Rep. James I. McKay Sen. Jefferson Davis  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 169 (55.05%) 74 (24.10%) 26 (8.47%) 24 (7.82%) 13 (4.24%) 1 (0.33%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -95 (-30.94%) -143 (-46.58%) -145 (-47.23%) -156 (-50.81%) -168 (-54.72%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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