The race was not terribly close in popular vote Taylor won 47.3% or the popular compared to 42.5 % for Cass. Cass won the electoral vote 163-127 . However, Ex-president Martin Van Buren won 10.1% of the popular vote over all as a third party candidate and probably tipped the election to Taylor in New York by taking votes away from Cass. New York's 36 electoral votes accounted for the difference.
Zachary Taylor the 12th President of the United States ran against the Democratic party candidate Lewis Cass in the Election of 1848.
Lewis Cass (see Wikipedia entry on Zachary Taylor)
Taylor did not run against Polk but rather against Lewis Cass of Michigan in 1848. Polk was the incumbent president but chose not to run for re-election.
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Lewis Cass was Taylor's Democratic Party opponent.Lewis Cass.He ran against Polk.
Taylor ran against Lewis Cass of US Senator from Michigan in 1848. The election was in November of 1848; Taylor took office in 1849.
Lewis Cass, US senator from Michigan was Taylor's Democratic opponent.
Zachery Taylor won the 1848 presidential election defeating Lewis Cass. In the 1848 presidential election Zachery Taylor received 163 electoral votes and Lewis Cass received 127 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Taylor 1,361,393 and Cass 1,223,460.
Zachery Taylor won the 1848 presidential election defeating Lewis Cass. In the 1848 presidential election Zachery Taylor received 163 electoral votes and Lewis Cass received 127 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Taylor 1,361,393 and Cass 1,223,460.
The Democratic Party candidate in 1848 was U.S. Senator from Michigan Lewis Cass.
Zachery Scott won the 1848 presidential election defeating Lewis Cass. In the 1848 presidential election Zachery Taylor received 163 electoral votes and Lewis Cass received 127 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Taylor 1,361,393 and Cass 1,223,460.