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Preferred term
presidential election of 1852
Definition
- 1852 WAS THE last election in which the Whig Party fielded a presidential candidate. General Winfield Scott's lopsided defeat at the hands of Franklin Pierce ultimately spelled the end of the Whig Party as a competitive opposition party to the Democrats. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Presidential Election of 1852]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/presidential_election_of_1852
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