1840 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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1840 United States presidential election in Tennessee
  1836 November 3, 1840 1844  
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  William Henry Harrison crop.jpg Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg
Nominee William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Ohio New York
Running mate John Tyler none
Electoral vote150
Popular vote60,19447,951
Percentage55.66%44.34%

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County results

President before election

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

Elected President

William Henry Harrison
Whig

The 1840 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on November 3, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. [1] Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

Tennessee voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Tennessee by a margin of 11.32%.

Conventions

Both William Henry Harrison and Martin Van Buren won their respective party conventions.

Results

1840 United States presidential election in Tennessee [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Whig William Henry Harrison of Ohio John Tyler of Virginia 60,19455.66%15100.00%
Democratic Martin Van Buren of New York Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky 47,95144.34%00.00%
Total108,145100.00%15100.00%

See also

References

  1. Dubin, Michael J. (2002). United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. xvi.
  2. "1840 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.