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ELECTION DAY HISTORY
By an act of Congress in 1845, the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November was designated Election Day for future presidential elections.
The first such election took place on November 7, 1848. Whig Party candidate Zachary Taylor won out over Democrat Lewis Cass and Free-Soil candidate (and former president) Martin Van Buren.
Taylor’s running mate was Millard Fillmore, who became the nation’s 13th president on July 10, 1850, upon Taylor’s untimely death.
WHAT DAY IS ELECTION DAY?
| Year | Election Day |
| 2016 | Tuesday, November 8 |
| 2017 | Tuesday, November 7 |
| 2018 | Tuesday, November 6 |
Did you know there was such thing as an Election Day Cake? Try making it this year with our recipe!
