1840 United States presidential election in Virginia

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1840 United States presidential election in Virginia
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  1836 October 30 – December 2, 1840 1844  
  Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg William Henry Harrison crop.jpg
Nominee Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New York Ohio
Running mate Richard M. Johnson John Tyler
Electoral vote230
Popular vote43,75742,637
Percentage50.65%49.35%

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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 Virginia took place between October 30 and December 2, 1840, as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, incumbent President Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. Van Buren narrowly won Virginia by a margin of 1.3%, or 1,120 votes.

Results

1840 United States presidential election in Virginia [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Martin Van Buren (inc.)43,75750.65%23
Whig William Henry Harrison 42,63749.35%0
Totals86,394100.0%23

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References

  1. "1840 Presidential General Election Results - Virginia". U.S. Election Atlas. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2013.