1840 Presidential General Election Results

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote William H. Harrison John Tyler Whig 1,275,583 52.87% 234 79.6% Martin Van Buren Richard M. Johnson Democratic 1,129,645 46.82% 60 20.4% James G. Birney Thomas Earle Liberty 7,453 0.31% 0 0.0% Others - - 13 0.00% 0 0.0% Total 2,412,694 294 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 1840 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 1840 Electoral College Calculator for 1840 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 three Vice-Presidential Candidates: Richard Johnson (48), Littleton Tazewell (11), James Polk (1). Electors from the state of South Carolina were appointed by the state legislature (and not elected in a popular vote).