1836 United States presidential election in New Jersey

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1836 United States presidential election in New Jersey

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Nominee William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren Party Whig Democratic Home state Ohio New York Running mate Francis Granger Richard Mentor Johnson Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 26,137 25,592 Percentage 50.53% 49.47%

County Results Harrison   50–60%   60–70% Van Buren   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

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

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

New Jersey voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won New Jersey by a narrow margin of 1.06%.

Results

1836 United States presidential election in New Jersey [1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	William Henry Harrison of Ohio	Francis Granger of New York	26,137	50.53%	8	100.00%
	Democratic	Martin Van Buren of New York	Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky	25,592	49.47%	0	0.00%
Total				51,729	100.00%	8	100.00%

Results by county

1836 United States presidential election in New Jersey ^[2]

County	William Henry Harrison Whig		Martin Van Buren Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bergen	1,716	46.91%	1,942	53.09%	-226	-6.18%	3,658
Burlington	3,031	58.81%	2,123	41.19%	908	17.62%	5,154
Cape May	489	67.63%	234	32.37%	255	35.27%	723
Cumberland	1,193	54.57%	993	45.43%	200	9.15%	2,186
Essex	4,343	56.57%	3,334	43.43%	1,009	13.14%	7,677
Gloucester	2,377	51.90%	2,203	48.10%	174	3.80%	4,580
Hunterdon	2,114	47.37%	2,349	52.63%	-235	-5.27%	4,463
Middlesex	2,003	53.82%	1,719	46.18%	284	7.63%	3,722
Monmouth	2,349	47.96%	2,549	52.04%	-200	-4.08%	4,898
Morris	1,801	50.38%	1,774	49.62%	27	0.76%	3,575
Salem	1,334	56.29%	1,036	43.71%	298	12.57%	2,370
Somerset	1,436	51.67%	1,343	48.33%	93	3.35%	2,779
Sussex	910	27.58%	2,389	72.42%	-1,479	-44.83%	3,299
Warren	1,041	39.36%	1,604	60.64%	-563	-21.29%	2,645
Total:	26,137	50.53%	25,592	49.47%	545	1.05%	51,729

See also

• United States presidential elections in New Jersey

References

1. "1836 Presidential General Election Results - New Jersey". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
2. Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. pp. 628, 630, 632.