Who were Zachary Taylor's election opponents?

Answer 1

Zachery Taylor won the 1848 presidential election defeating Lewis Cass. In the 1848 presidential election Zachery Taylor received 163 electoral votes and Lewis Cass received 127 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Taylor 1,361,393 and Cass 1,223,460.

Millard Fillmore was elected the nation's 12th Vice President in 1848 as the running mate of Zachery Taylor. Millard Fillmore succeeded to the presidency upon the death of Zachary Taylor.

Answer 2

Lew Cass of Michigan was his major party pponent. Martin Van Buren ran as a third party candidate and siphoned off enough votes in NY to help Taylor win.

Answer 3

The Democratic Party Presidential Nominee in the U.S. Presidential Election of 1848 was U.S. Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan.

Answer 4

lew cass