United States presidential election, 1836

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Andrew Jackson decided not to run for a third term, but his Vice President, Martin Van Buren was running on the Democratic platform. This time military hero, William Henry Harrison, ran on the new Whig party platform. Jackson's popularity helped Jackson with his campaign. The results showed:

candidates	popular vote	electoral vote
Martin Van Buren	765,483	170
William Henry Harrison	shared	73
Hugh L. White	shared	26
Daniel Webster	shared	14
W.P. Mangum	shared	11

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References[edit]

1. ↑ A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents, by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 119.