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1840 presidential election map and results

William Henry Harrison defeated incumbent Martin Van Buren 234–60. A majority was 148 of 294 electoral votes.

Map of the 1840 presidential election results by state
Harrison (Whig)Van Buren (Democratic)Did not vote / not yet a state

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Candidates

CandidatePartyElectoral votesPopular vote%
William Henry Harrison ✓Whig2341,275,39052.9%
Martin Van BurenDemocratic601,128,85446.8%

Popular-vote totals add up the states with recorded votes; some states chose electors through their legislatures in this era.

Results by state

StateWon byElectoral votesWinner %Margin (pts)
AlabamaMartin Van Buren754.4%8.8
ArkansasMartin Van Buren356.4%12.8
ConnecticutWilliam Henry Harrison855.6%11.1
DelawareWilliam Henry Harrison355.0%10.1
GeorgiaWilliam Henry Harrison1155.8%11.6
IllinoisMartin Van Buren550.9%2.0
IndianaWilliam Henry Harrison955.5%11.6
KentuckyWilliam Henry Harrison1564.2%28.4
LouisianaWilliam Henry Harrison559.7%19.5
MaineWilliam Henry Harrison1050.2%0.5
MarylandWilliam Henry Harrison1053.8%7.7
MassachusettsWilliam Henry Harrison1457.4%16.2
MichiganWilliam Henry Harrison352.1%4.2
MississippiWilliam Henry Harrison453.4%6.9
MissouriMartin Van Buren456.6%13.3
New HampshireMartin Van Buren754.7%10.8
New JerseyWilliam Henry Harrison851.7%3.6
New YorkWilliam Henry Harrison4251.2%3.0
North CarolinaWilliam Henry Harrison1557.7%15.4
OhioWilliam Henry Harrison2154.3%8.8
PennsylvaniaWilliam Henry Harrison3050.1%0.1
Rhode IslandWilliam Henry Harrison460.4%22.6
South Carolina *Martin Van Buren11——
TennesseeWilliam Henry Harrison1555.7%11.3
VermontWilliam Henry Harrison763.9%28.4
VirginiaMartin Van Buren2350.6%1.3

Notes

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