Who were the three major candidates for president in the 1848 election?
Presidential Election of 1848: A Resource Guide
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Who were the three major candidates for president in the 1848 election?
Presidential Election of 1848: A Resource Guide
| Political Party | Presidential Nominee | Popular Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Whig | Zachary Taylor | 1,361,393 |
| Democratic | Lewis Cass | 1,223,460 |
| Free Soil | Martin Van Buren | 291,501 |
What was one reform Louis Napoleon came to power in 1848?
In 1848 Louis-Napoléon (later Napoleon III) was elected president, and a monarchist majority was elected to the legislative assembly, which passed conservative measures restricting voting rights and freedom of the press and giving the church increased control over education.
What was the result of the 1848 election?
Results. With Taylor as their candidate, the Whigs won their second and last victory in a Presidential election. Taylor won 163 of the 290 Electoral College votes, although the popular vote was much closer: Taylor won only 1,360,099 votes (47%), outvoting Cass, (who won 42.5 of the vote) by 137,933 votes.
Who was ruling France during the 1848 revolution?
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
In November 1848 a new constitution was implemented, and the next month Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was elected president of the Second Republic.
Who ran in 1848?
Who ruled France in 1848?
Louis Philippe I
| Louis Philippe I | |
|---|---|
| Louis Philippe, King of the French by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1841 | |
| King of the French (more…) | |
| Reign | 9 August 1830 – 24 February 1848 |
| Proclamation | 9 August 1830 |
How did Napoleon lll rule who is known as third Napoleon?
Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870….
| Napoleon III | |
|---|---|
| Reign | 2 December 1852 – 4 September 1870 |
| Cabinet Chief | Émile Ollivier Charles Cousin-Montauban |