1852 United States presidential election in Indiana

1852 United States presidential election in Indiana

November 2, 1852
Turnout80.3% 1.8 pp
 
Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New Hampshire New Jersey
Running mate William R. King William Alexander Graham
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 94,890 80,901
Percentage 51.9% 44.3%

County Results

President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. The Democratic ticket of the former U.S. senator from New Hampshire Franklin Pierce and the senior U.S. senator from Alabama William R. King defeated the Whig ticket of the major general Winfield Scott and the U.S. secretary of the navy William A. Graham. The Free Soil ticket of the senior U.S. senator from New Hampshire John P. Hale and the former U.S. representative from Indiana's 4th congressional district George W. Julian finished a distant third. Pierce defeated Scott in the national election with 254 electoral votes.