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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:

FRANKLIN PIERCE (PRESIDENT)
WILLIAM R. KING (VICE PRESIDENT)

WHIG:

WINFIELD SCOTT (PRESIDENT)
WILLIAM GRAHAM (VICE PRESIDENT)

FREE SOIL:

JOHN P. HALE (PRESIDENT)
GEORGE WASHINGTON JULIAN (VICE PRESIDENT)