1836 Presidential Election Results
Martin Van Buren (Democratic) won the 1836 presidential election with 170 of 294 electoral votes, defeating William Henry Harrison (Whig, 73); Hugh Lawson White (Whig, 26); and Daniel Webster (Whig, 14). Also receiving electoral votes: Willie P. Mangum 11. Van Buren also won the popular vote with 50.9%. The Whigs ran regional candidates hoping to force the election into the House. The Senate chose the vice president, Richard M. Johnson.
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Results by state
| State | EV | Van Buren | Harrison | White | Webster | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7 | 55.3%20,6387 EV | – | 44.7%16,658 | – | 37,296 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 64.1%2,3803 EV | – | 35.9%1,334 | – | 3,714 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 50.7%19,2948 EV | 49.4%18,799 | – | – | 38,093 |
| Delaware | 3 | 46.7%4,154 | 53.3%4,7363 EV | – | – | 8,890 |
| Georgia | 11 | 48.2%22,778 | – | 51.8%24,48111 EV | – | 47,259 |
| Illinois | 5 | 54.7%18,3695 EV | 45.3%15,220 | – | – | 33,589 |
| Indiana | 9 | 44.5%33,084 | 55.6%41,3399 EV | – | – | 74,423 |
| Kentucky | 15 | 47.4%33,229 | 52.6%36,86115 EV | – | – | 70,090 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 51.7%3,8425 EV | – | 48.3%3,583 | – | 7,425 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 44.8%33,486 | – | – | 55.2%41,20114 EV | 74,687 |
| Maryland | 10 | 46.3%22,267 | 53.7%25,85210 EV | – | – | 48,119 |
| Maine | 10 | 60.7%22,82510 EV | 39.3%14,803 | – | – | 37,628 |
| Michigan | 3 | 54.0%6,5073 EV | 46.0%5,545 | – | – | 12,052 |
| Missouri | 4 | 60.0%10,9954 EV | – | 40.0%7,337 | – | 18,332 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 51.3%10,2974 EV | – | 48.7%9,782 | – | 20,079 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 53.1%26,63115 EV | – | 46.9%23,521 | – | 50,152 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | 75.0%18,6977 EV | 25.0%6,228 | – | – | 24,925 |
| New Jersey | 8 | 49.5%25,592 | 50.5%26,1378 EV | – | – | 51,729 |
| New York | 42 | 54.6%166,79542 EV | 45.4%138,548 | – | – | 305,343 |
| Ohio | 21 | 47.9%97,122 | 52.1%105,80921 EV | – | – | 202,931 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | 51.2%91,46630 EV | 48.8%87,235 | – | – | 178,701 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 52.2%2,9624 EV | 47.8%2,710 | – | – | 5,672 |
| South Carolina | 11 | – | – | – | – | — |
| Tennessee | 15 | 42.1%26,170 | – | 57.9%36,02715 EV | – | 62,197 |
| Virginia | 23 | 56.7%30,55623 EV | – | 43.4%23,384 | – | 53,940 |
| Vermont | 7 | 40.1%14,040 | 59.9%20,9947 EV | – | – | 35,034 |
Popular vote shares are of the votes for the candidates listed in the source. A dash under Votes cast means the state legislature chose the electors. Sources: the National Archives (electoral votes), the American Presidency Project and the Clerk of the House (popular vote).