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Events on Tuesday 7 November 1848 1
1848Zachary Taylor elected US PresidentFirst presidential election held on a single national dayWhig candidate Zachary Taylor, a hero of the Mexican-American War, defeated Democrat Lewis Cass and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren on 7 November. It was the first US presidential election held on the same day in every state. Taylor died in office in 1850.