Candidate

Zachary Taylor

Whig

Elections

Won

Electoral votes, all elections

163

Years

1848

Record

Zachary Taylor: result of each presidential election
Year	Electoral votes	Popular vote	Result
1848	163 of 290	Not computed state counts not sourced	Won

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1848 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1848Whig · Won

From the National Archives

Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the United States, died on July 9, 1850. He was succeeded by Vice President Millard Fillmore, who took the oath of office on July 10, 1850.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1848, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

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