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Parents > United States > South Carolina > President
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1852 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1852 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1852 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1853 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1857 - 12:00pm
ContributorJoshua L.
Last ModifiedChronicler November 04, 2021 07:19pm
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Description South Carolina's electors were elected by the state legislature on 11/2/1852, the same day that other states cast the popular vote. The Presidential Electors were unanimously chosen. While discussing instructing the Electors, some legislators favored Pierce while others supported Troup, but when it became evident that Pierce had majority support, the Troup supporters did not call for an official vote on the instruction.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1848
NameLewis Cass, Sr. Votes129 (82.69%)
Term03/04/1849 - 03/04/1853 Margin102 (+65.38%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1856
NameJames Buchanan Votes156 (100.00%)
Term03/04/1857 - 03/04/1861 Margin156 (+100.00%)
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Name Sen. Franklin Pierce Sen. George Michael Troup  
PartyDemocratic Southern Rights  
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Uncertified Votes 1 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1 (-100.00%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
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Entry Date -- 06/01/1852  
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