1852 United States Presidential Election

1848 Presidential Election - 1856 Presidential Election

Results
The election of 1852 was largely characterized by the re-establishment of a national bank by Henry Clay and the economy, as well as women's suffrage following the election victory of Mary Davies as Governor of New York and Clay's move to make her his running mate in this election. Clay faced a unique challenge in the face of Northern doughface Democrat Franklin Pierce, and an independent spoiler candidate Abraham Lincoln. Nonetheless, President Clay managed to win and expand upon his lead from 1848, even going so far as to win Pierce's home state. However, Pierce did manage to win Whig stronghold Pennsylvania, and lead it to becoming a competitive state in the future.