Candidates:Democratic Party: Franklin Pierce (New Hampshire) and William King (Alabama)Whig Party: Winfield Scott (New Jersey) and William Graham (North Carolina)Free Soil: John Hale (New Hampshire) and George Julian (Indiana) Election Results: Pierce/King: 254 electoral votes, 1.6 million popular votes Scott/Graham: 42 electoral votes, 1.3 million popular votes Hale/Julian: 0 electoral votes, 155,000 popular votes Summary: … Continue reading Election of 1852: Franklin Pierce and the Crossroads Before the Civil War