1852 United States presidential election in Kentucky

1852 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Scott 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%	Pierce 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
President before election; Millard Fillmore; Whig	Elected President ; Franklin Pierce; Democratic

The 1852 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Kentucky voted for the Whig candidate, Winfield Scott, over Democratic candidate Franklin Pierce. Scott won Kentucky by a margin of 3.12%.

Kentucky was one of the four states to vote for Scott in the 1852 election with the other three being Massachusetts, Tennessee and Vermont.

With 51.44% of the popular vote, Kentucky would prove to be Scott's strongest victory in the nation.^[1]

Results

1852 United States presidential election in Kentucky^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Winfield Scott of New Jersey	William A. Graham of North Carolina	57,428	51.44%	12	100.00%
	Democratic	Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire	William R. King of Alabama	53,949	48.32%	0	0.00%
	Free Soil	John P. Hale of New Hampshire	George W. Julian of Indiana	266	0.24%	0	0.00%
Total				111,643	100.00%	12	100.00%

^ "1852 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ "1852 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
^ "1852 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

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