1836 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1836 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1840 United States presidential election in Michigan 1840 November 7–8, 1836 x200px Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) New York Richard M. Johnson 3 7,122 56.22% William Henry Harrison by James Reid Lambdin, 1835 crop.jpg William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) Ohio Francis Granger 0 5,545 43.78% President Andrew Jackson Democratic Party (United States) Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) 1836 United States presidential election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County results Van Buren #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #0645B4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Harrison #fec44f 50–60% #8c2d04 90–100% VA KY 1836 United States presidential election A presidential election was held in Michigan on November 7 and 8, 1836 as part of the 1836 United States presidential election.Election Notice https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016620/1836-10-26/ed-1/seq-3 Constantine Republican October 26, 1836 Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison in the state's first presidential election. Van Buren won the state by a margin of 12.44%. A dispute similar to that of Indiana in 1817 and Missouri in 1821 arose during the counting of the electoral votes. Michigan only became a state on January 26, 1837, and had cast its electoral votes for president before that date. Anticipating a challenge to the results, Congress resolved on February 4, 1837, that during the counting four days later the final tally would be read twice, once with Michigan and once without Michigan. The counting proceeded in accordance with the resolution. The dispute had no bearing on the final result: either way Van Buren was elected, and either way no candidate had a majority for vice-president.United States Congress 24th Congress, 2nd Session, February 4 Senate Journal http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hlaw:@field(DOCID+@lit(sj02647)) August 20, 2006 1837 203–204 Results 1836 United States presidential election in MichiganJenney William Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Year 1881 1881 W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders Lansing 213-215 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015060789180&view=1up&seq=227 21 May 2026The Whig Almanac and Politician's Register for 1838 1838 George Dearborn & Co. New York 41 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015059788912&seq=51 22 May 2026"disagreement" There is considerable disagreement among sources about the results in Michigan for this election. The official Michigan Manuals themselves offer contradictory figures; the results below are taken from the county results, but in a historical summary table, the same source gives the totals as Van Buren 7,332 and Harrison 4,045. Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) 7,122 56.22% William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) 5,545 43.78% 12,667 100.00% Results by county County Martin Van BurenDemocratic William Henry HarrisonWhig Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Allegan92100.00%00.00%92100.00%92Berrien40899.27%30.73%40598.54%411Branch23100.00%00.00%23100.00%23Calhoun360"majority" Reported only as a majority for Van Buren, not an actual vote total.100.00%00.00%360100.00%360Genesee12357.48%9142.52%3214.95%214Hillsdale17996.24%73.76%17292.47%186InghamIncludes Jackson35550.14%35349.86%20.28%708Kalamazoo213"majority"100.00%00.00%213100.00%213Lapeer12969.35%5730.65%7238.71%186Lenawee55868.13%26131.87%29736.26%819Livingston14266.05%7333.95%6932.09%215Macomb40090.29%439.71%35780.59%443Monroe20.17%1,14799.83%-1,145-99.65%1,149Oakland81746.18%95253.82%-135-7.63%1,769Saginaw65100.00%00.00%65100.00%65St. Joseph42"majority"100.00%00.00%42100.00%42Washtenaw1,63661.34%2738.66%60522.68%2,667Wayne1,57850.82%1,52749.18%511.64%3,105Total7,12256.22%5,54543.78%1,57712.45%12,667 The state's official source reports no votes in the following counties: Cass, Chippewa, Jackson (voted with Ingham), Kent, Mackinac, St. Clair, and Van Buren. Some sources do give results for these counties, however. CountyMichael J. Dubin United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official Results by County and State https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786464224?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details June 11, 2023 2011 65–66 Martin Van BurenDemocratic William Henry HarrisonWhig Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Cass164100.00%00.00%164100.00%164Chippewa37100.00%00.00%37100.00%37Kent55100.00%00.00%55100.00%55St. Clair9398.94%11.06%9297.88%94Van Buren64100.00%00.00%64100.00%64 See also United States presidential elections in Michigan Notes References Michigan 1836 United States presidential election Category:Long stubs with short prose