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ELECTION RESULTS:
DEMOCRATIC
FRANKLIN PIERCE (PRESIDENT)
WILLIAM R. KING (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 254 (85.8%)
Popular Vote: 1,607,510 (50.8%)
WHIG:
WINFIELD SCOTT (PRESIDENT)
WILLIAM GRAHAM (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 42 (14.2%)
Popular Vote: 1,386,942 (43.9%)
FREE SOIL:
JOHN P. HALE (PRESIDENT)
GEORGE WASHINGTON JULIAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 0 (0.0%)
Popular Vote: 155,210 (4.9%)
RESOURCES:
American Presidency Project
Library of Congress
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia
CANDIDATES:
DEMOCRATIC:
![](https://uspresidentialhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Franklin-Pierce2.19.18.jpg)
![](https://uspresidentialhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/William_Rufus_DeVane_King_1839_portrait-802x1024.jpg)
WHIG:
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![](https://uspresidentialhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/William-Graham8.7.22.jpeg)
FREE SOIL:
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![](https://uspresidentialhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/George-Washington-Julian8.7.22-739x1024-1.jpg)