U.S. presidential election, 1852

The U.S. presidential election of 1852 was in many ways a replay of the election of 1844. Once again, the incumbent President was a Whig who had succeeded to the presidency upon the death of his war hero predecessor; in this case, it was Millard Fillmore who followed General Zachary Taylor. Once again, the Whig party would pass over the incumbent for nomination — this time, casting aside Fillmore in favor of General Winfield Scott. Once again, the Democrats would nominate a "dark horse" candidate, this time Franklin Pierce. Once again, the Whigs would campaign on the obscurity of the Democratic candidate, and once again, this strategy failed.

Electoral college selection