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The 1848 Presidential election is one of the forgotten close races.
Cass the Democratic nominee narrowly lost to Zachary Taylor in the race to succeed James Polk.
Despite Cass's position on Popular Soverity over salvery, which caused some in the Party to support the third Party candidancy of Van Buren, he came very close to winning the Presidency. A change of just 6,391 votes in just three states, Georgia, New Jersey and Delaware would have given him the Presidency.

Cass Dem 1,228,744 Elec Vote: 147
Taylor Whig 1,360,235 Elec Vote: 143
(Note 145 elec Votes to win).
Delaware decides the election giving Cass the Presidency by just 550 votes.

Lewis Cass, the 12th President of the United States.
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