page_title: 1852 United States presidential election
section_title: Candidates
hierarchical_section_title: 1852 United States presidential election / Candidates
caption_attribution_description: This picture of Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott was made at West Point, N.Y., June 10, 1862. The subscribers claim that, for correctness of portraiture, finish and detail, it is pre-eminently the best portrait of the Great American Military Chieftain.
context_page_description: The United States presidential election of 1852 was the 17th presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1852. The United States holds presidential elections every four years. Franklin Pierce was elected president.
context_section_description: Millard Fillmore was the president elected in 1848. He belonged to the Whig Party. Instead of choosing Fillmore as a candidate for 1852, the Whigs chose General Winfield Scott. William Alexander Graham was Scott's running mate, the person who would become vice-president if elected.
  The Democratic Party selected Franklin Pierce. Pierce was not a well known politician. William R. King was Pierce's running mate.
caption: General Winfield Scott
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