1836 United States presidential election in Missouri

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1836 United States presidential election in Missouri
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  1832 November 3 – December 7, 1836 1840  
  Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg HLWhite.jpg
Nominee Martin Van Buren Hugh White
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New York Tennessee
Running mate Richard Johnson John Tyler
Electoral vote40
Popular vote10,9957,337
Percentage59.98%40.02%

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County Results

The 1836 United States presidential election in Missouri took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate Hugh White. Van Buren won Missouri by a margin of 19.96%.

Results

1836 United States presidential election in Missouri [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Martin Van Buren 10,99559.98%4
Whig Hugh White 7,33740.02%0
Totals18,332100.0%4

Results By County

1836 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County) [2] [lower-alpha 1]
CountyMartin Van Buren

Democratic

Hugh Lawson White

Whig

Total Votes Cast
#%#%
Barry 55100.00%00.00%55
Benton 7594.94%45.06%79
Boone 56744.26%71455.74%1,281
Callaway 61658.00%44642.00%1,062
Cape Girardeau 43574.49%14925.51%584
Carroll 14281.14%3318.86%175
Chariton 18869.12%8430.88%272
Clay 34755.17%28244.83%629
Clinton 12973.30%4726.70%176
Cole 57688.75%7311.25%649
Crawford 8659.31%5940.69%145
Franklin 23864.15%13335.85%371
Gasconade 11558.67%8141.33%196
Greene 14092.72%117.28%151
Howard 61963.62%35436.38%973
Jackson 48972.77%18327.23%672
Jefferson 13860.79%8939.21%227
Johnson 24075.47%7824.53%318
Lafayette 29464.05%16535.95%459
Lewis 29860.20%19739.80%495
Lincoln 23646.18%27553.82%511
Madison 10966.46%5533.54%164
Marion 33849.63%34350.37%681
Monroe 31753.10%28046.90%597
Montgomery 9235.25%16964.75%261
Morgan 21680.90%5119.10%267
Perry 17391.05%178.95%190
Pettis 16171.56%6428.44%225
Pike 41550.61%40549.39%820
Polk 8055.17%6544.83%145
Pulaski 23082.44%4917.56%279
Ralls 15155.31%12244.69%273
Randolph 39967.17%19532.83%594
Ray 22148.79%23251.21%453
Ripley 7097.22%22.78%72
Rives 10872.97%4027.03%148
Saline 17856.87%13543.13%313
Shelby 6367.02%3132.98%94
St. Charles 23745.66%28254.34%519
St. Francois 13748.75%14451.25%281
St. Louis 68144.69%84355.31%1,524
Ste. Genevieve 9767.36%4732.64%144
Stoddard 7080.46%1719.54%87
Warren 7633.63%15066.37%226
Washington 31155.94%24544.06%556
Totals10,95359.55%7,44040.45%18,393

See also

Notes

  1. No returns from Cooper, New Madrid, Scott, Van Buren, or Wayne have been located.

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References

  1. "1836 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN   978-0-7864-6422-7.