1840 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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1840 United States presidential election in Mississippi
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  1836 October 30 - December 2, 1840 1844  
  William Henry Harrison crop.jpg Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg
Nominee William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Ohio New York
Running mate John Tyler none
Electoral vote40
Popular vote19,51517,010
Percentage53.43%46.57%

Mississippi Presidential Election Results 1840.svg
County Results

President before election

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

Elected President

William Henry Harrison
Whig

The 1840 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place between October 30 and December 2, 1840, as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Mississippi voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Mississippi by a margin of 6.86%. As of 2020, this is the only presidential election in American history in which Mississippi has voted for a different candidate than Alabama.

Results

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1840 [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Whig William Henry Harrison of Ohio John Tyler of Virginia 19,51553.43%4100.00%
Democratic Martin Van Buren of New York Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky 17,01046.57%00.00%
Total36,525100.00%4100.00%

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References

  1. "1840 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.