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1852 United States presidential election in Missouri

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The 1852 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1852 United States presidential election in Missouri
← 1848 November 2, 1852 1856 →
 
Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New Hampshire New Jersey
Running mate William R. King William A. Graham
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 38,817 29,984
Percentage 56.42% 43.58%
County Results
President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over Whig candidate Winfield Scott. Pierce won Missouri by a margin of 12.84%.

Results

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1852 United States presidential election in Missouri[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin Pierce 38,817 56.42%
Whig Winfield Scott 29,984 43.58%
Total votes 68,801 100%

Results by County

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1852 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County)[3][a][b]
County Franklin Pierce

Democratic

Winfield Scott

Whig

Total Votes Cast
# % # %
Adair 201 64.01% 113 35.99% 314
Andrew 784 62.72% 466 37.28% 1,250
Atchison 150 58.59% 106 41.41% 256
Audrain 160 43.24% 210 56.76% 370
Barry 253 77.85% 72 22.15% 325
Bates 116 52.73% 104 47.27% 220
Benton 328 66.26% 167 33.74% 495
Bollinger 112 80.00% 28 20.00% 140
Boone 613 35.54% 1,112 64.46% 1,725
Buchanan 857 54.62% 712 45.38% 1,569
Butler 26 61.90% 16 38.10% 42
Caldwell 209 57.10% 157 42.90% 366
Callaway 595 49.75% 601 50.25% 1,196
Camden 109 61.93% 67 38.07% 176
Cape Girardeau 487 59.75% 328 40.25% 815
Carroll 286 54.48% 239 45.52% 525
Cass 237 50.97% 228 49.03% 465
Cedar 162 71.37% 65 28.63% 227
Chariton 498 58.87% 348 41.13% 846
Clark 289 47.07% 325 52.93% 614
Clay 406 39.34% 626 60.66% 1,032
Clinton 290 50.61% 283 49.39% 573
Cole 463 68.19% 216 31.81% 679
Cooper 535 45.34% 645 54.66% 1,180
Crawford 278 53.67% 240 46.33% 518
Dade 276 61.20% 175 38.80% 451
Dallas 344 77.13% 102 22.87% 446
Daviess 351 54.25% 296 45.75% 647
DeKalb 167 71.67% 66 28.33% 233
Dent 69 54.33% 58 45.67% 127
Dodge 55 63.95% 31 36.05% 86
Franklin 619 69.08% 277 30.92% 896
Gasconade 304 77.35% 89 22.65% 393
Gentry 233 63.66% 133 36.34% 366
Greene 921 65.50% 485 34.50% 1,406
Grundy 184 46.12% 215 53.88% 399
Harrison 164 59.64% 111 40.36% 275
Henry 245 47.95% 266 52.05% 511
Hickory 194 72.12% 75 27.88% 269
Holt 291 60.62% 189 39.38% 480
Howard 762 53.03% 675 46.97% 1,437
Jackson 858 54.10% 728 45.90% 1,586
Jasper 355 67.75% 169 32.25% 524
Jefferson 210 54.97% 172 45.03% 382
Johnson 456 55.88% 360 44.12% 816
Knox 255 54.84% 210 45.16% 465
Laclede 184 71.88% 72 28.13% 256
Lafayette 532 39.85% 803 60.15% 1,335
Lawrence 390 70.65% 162 29.35% 552
Lewis 408 50.62% 398 49.38% 806
Lincoln 587 57.16% 440 42.84% 1,027
Linn 282 53.11% 249 46.89% 531
Livingston 321 56.12% 251 43.88% 572
Macon 473 57.13% 355 42.87% 828
Madison 259 68.88% 117 31.12% 376
Marion 751 45.65% 894 54.35% 1,645
McDonald 194 75.49% 63 24.51% 257
Mercer 186 50.00% 186 50.00% 372
Miller 279 81.82% 62 18.18% 341
Mississippi 168 58.95% 117 41.05% 285
Moniteau 453 70.56% 189 29.44% 642
Monroe 611 44.57% 760 55.43% 1,371
Montgomery 266 40.80% 386 59.20% 652
Morgan 290 68.72% 132 31.28% 422
New Madrid 32 25.60% 93 74.40% 125
Newton 323 75.12% 107 24.88% 430
Nodaway 111 64.53% 61 35.47% 172
Oregon 95 89.62% 11 10.38% 106
Osage 372 72.23% 143 27.77% 515
Ozark 58 64.44% 32 35.56% 90
Pemiscot 34 37.36% 57 62.64% 91
Perry 213 55.47% 171 44.53% 384
Pettis 301 55.13% 245 44.87% 546
Pike 758 48.56% 803 51.44% 1,561
Platte 1,060 53.67% 915 46.33% 1,975
Polk 504 65.97% 260 34.03% 764
Pulaski 169 81.25% 39 18.75% 208
Putnam 121 53.78% 104 46.22% 225
Ralls 278 44.91% 341 55.09% 619
Randolph 502 51.33% 476 48.67% 978
Ray 618 56.13% 483 43.87% 1,101
Reynolds 98 95.15% 5 4.85% 103
Ripley 83 83.84% 16 16.17% 99
Saline 443 46.29% 514 53.71% 957
Schuyler 222 55.64% 177 44.36% 399
Scotland 283 56.71% 216 43.29% 499
Scott 97 62.18% 59 37.82% 156
Shelby 328 61.54% 205 38.46% 533
St. Charles 595 61.15% 378 38.85% 973
St. Clair 225 60.16% 149 39.84% 374
St. Francois 328 56.75% 250 43.25% 578
St. Louis 5,826 57.55% 4,298 42.45% 10,124
Ste. Genevieve 165 57.49% 122 42.51% 287
Stoddard 177 60.41% 116 39.59% 293
Stone 94 84.68% 17 15.32% 111
Sullivan 274 68.33% 127 31.67% 401
Taney 168 93.85% 11 6.15% 179
Texas 167 63.74% 95 36.26% 262
Vernon 153 70.83% 63 29.17% 216
Warren 301 50.00% 301 50.00% 602
Washington 334 48.13% 360 51.87% 694
Wayne 144 78.26% 40 21.74% 184
Wright 165 63.46% 95 36.54% 260
Totals 38,610 56.32% 29,947 43.68% 68,557

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ No legal election was held in Dunklin county.
  2. ^ No returns were located for this election for Shannon county.

References

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  1. ^ "1852 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN 978-0-7864-6422-7.
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