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1836 United States presidential election in Virginia
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1836 United States presidential election
1836 United States presidential election in Virginia Virginia presidential no 1832 United States presidential election in Virginia 1832 1840 United States presidential election in Virginia 1840 November 7, 1836 x200px Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) New York William Smith 23 30,556 56.64% HLWhite.jpg Hugh Lawson White Whig Party (United States) Tennessee John Tyler 0 23,384 43.35% File:1836 United States presidential election in Virginia results map by county.svg 350px County results
Van Buren
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White
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A presidential election was held in Virginia on November 7, 1836 as part of the 1836 United States presidential election.Presidential Elections https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=WM18361112.1.3 Weekly Messenger November 12, 1836 Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate Hugh Lawson White. Van Buren won Virginia by a margin of 13.29%. While Van Buren's national running mate was Richard Mentor Johnson, the Virginia Democratic electors refused to support his candidacy and voted for William Smith of South Carolina.
Results
1836 United States presidential election in Virginia1836 Presidential General Election Results - Virginia http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1836&fips=51&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 12 April 2013PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Martin Van Buren 30,556 56.64% 23 Whig Hugh Lawson White 23,384 43.35% 0 N/A Others 5 0.01% 0 Totals 53,945 100.00% 23
See also
United States presidential elections in Virginia
References
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