1836 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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1836 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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Nominee Martin Van Buren Hugh L. White Party Democratic Whig Home state New York Tennessee Running mate Richard M. Johnson John Tyler Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 2,380 1,334 Percentage 64.08% 35.92%

County results Van Buren   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% White   50–60%   60–70% Unknown/No vote

President before election Andrew Jackson Democratic Elected President Martin Van Buren Democratic

A presidential election was held in Arkansas on November 7, 1836 as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. ^[1] Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Arkansas, having been admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836, voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate Hugh White during its first presidential election. Van Buren won Arkansas by a margin of 28.16%.

Results

1836 United States presidential election in Arkansas [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Martin Van Buren	2,380	64.08%	3
	Whig	Hugh White	1,334	35.92%	0
Totals			3,714	100.00%	3

Results By County

1836 United States Presidential Election in Arkansas (By County) ^[3]

County	Martin Van Buren Democratic		Hugh Lawson White Whig		Total
	#	%	#	%
Arkansas	38	31.67%	82	68.33%	120
Carroll	73	92.41%	6	7.59%	79
Chicot	43	45.74%	51	54.26%	94
Clark	41	85.42%	7	14.58%	48
Conway	23	32.39%	48	67.61%	71
Crawford	109	47.81%	119	52.19%	228
Crittenden	38	58.46%	27	41.54%	65
Hempstead	110	56.99%	83	43.01%	193
Hot Spring	11	68.75%	5	31.25%	16
Independence	134	54.25%	113	45.75%	247
Izard	87	85.29%	15	14.71%	102
Jackson	56	53.85%	48	46.15%	104
Jefferson	50	51.02%	48	48.98%	98
Johnson	107	72.79%	40	27.21%	147
Lafayette	30	73.17%	11	26.83%	41
Lawrence	82	72.57%	31	27.43%	113
Monroe	17	32.69%	35	67.31%	52
Phillips	96	59.63%	65	40.37%	161
Pike	33	100.00%	0	0.00%	33
Pope	93	66.91%	46	33.09%	139
Pulaski	234	55.06%	191	44.94%	425
Randolph	138	89.03%	17	10.97%	155
Saline	81	60.90%	52	39.10%	133
Sevier	67	66.34%	34	33.66%	101
St. Francis	108	85.71%	18	14.29%	126
Van Buren	19	67.86%	9	32.14%	28
Washington	622	82.38%	133	17.62%	755
White	17	36.96%	29	63.04%	46
Totals	2,380	64.08%	1,334	35.92%	3,714

See also

• United States presidential elections in Arkansas

References

1. "An Act Entitled an Act to Provide for the Election of President and Vice President of the United States". Arkansas Advocate. November 4, 1836.
2. "1836 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
3. "Our Campaigns - AR US President Race - Nov 01, 1836". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.