1836 Presidential General Election Results

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote Martin Van Buren Richard Johnson Democratic 763,291 50.79% 170 57.8% William H. Harrison Francis Granger Whig 549,907 36.59% 73 24.8% Hugh White John Tyler Whig 146,107 9.72% 26 8.8% Daniel Webster Francis Granger Whig 41,201 2.74% 14 4.8% Willie Mangum John Tyler Whig 0 0.00% 11 3.7% Other (+) - - 2,305 0.15% 0 0.0% Total 1,502,811 294 Map Key  > 40%  > 50%  > 60%  > 70% Turnout Maps   Data and Statistics: Popular Vote State-Level Data (Table) Popular Vote State-Level Data (Graphs) Electoral Vote State-Level Data Election 1836 Statistics Compare National Data by Year (Table) Compare National Data by Year (Graphs) Compare National Maps by Year National JavaCompare! Data Sources for Popular Vote Election Tools for 1836 Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Results for an Individual State: AlabamaArkansas Connecticut Delaware Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Vermont Virginia Election Notes: Democratic electoral votes were cast for two Vice Presidential Candidates: Richard Johnson (147) and William Smith (23). Since Richard Johnson did not receive a majority of electoral votes, a vote in the U.S. Senate was required (see 12th ammendment to the U.S. Constitution). Johnson won that vote. Harrison Whig electoral votes were cast for two Vice Presidential Candidates: Francis Granger (63) and John Tyler (10). Click on Elect Vote button for details. Electors from the state of South Carolina were appointed by the state legislature (and not elected in a popular vote).