1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

none June 2025 September 2023 1832 United States presidential election 1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania presidential no 1828 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1828 1836 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1836 November 2 – December 5, 1832 x200px Andrew jackson head.jpg Andrew Jackson Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee William WilkinsAlthough Martin Van Buren was Jackson's running mate nationally, the 30 Pennsylvania electors voted for William Wilkins for vice president 30 91,949 57.96% William Wirt by Henry Inman (frameless) (cropped).jpg William Wirt Anti-Masonic Party National Republican Party (United States) Maryland Amos Ellmaker 0 66,689 42.04% 1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg County results Jackson #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Wirt #ff9955 50–60% #ff791e 60–70% President Andrew Jackson Democratic Party (United States) Andrew Jackson Democratic Party (United States) A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election. Voters chose 30 representatives, or electors to the electoral college, who voted for president and vice president. Background Andrew Jackson carried Pennsylvania by overwhelming margins in each of his two previous campaigns in 1824 and 1828. Due to the unpopularity of the National Republican Party in the state, the new Anti-Masonic Party took the leading role in opposition to Jackson in Pennsylvania. They nominated former United States Attorney General William Wirt for president at their 1831 national convention in Baltimore. As their own candidate, Henry Clay, stood little chance to carry the state, Pennsylvania's National Republicans chose to cross-endorse Wirt and the Anti-Masonic candidates rather than risk dividing Anti-Jacksonian voters and allowing Jackson to win by a plurality.Vaughn William Preston The Antimasonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843 1983 University of Kentucky Press Lexington 9780813114743 89–98 https://archive.org/details/antimasonicparty0000vaug/page/88/mode/2up The result of the October gubernatorial election encouraged the Anti-Masons, as their candidate, Joseph Ritner, came within 3,000 votes of defeating the Jacksonian nominee. However, in the November presidential election, Jackson handily defeated the "Union ticket" of the Anti-Masons and the National Republicans by a margin of 15 percent. As the intended nominee of the Union ticket, Wirt polled his greatest share of the vote in any state, in spite of his failure to carry Pennsylvania; national partisan polarization hurt the Union ticket, as many German Jacksonians who supported Ritner for governor were unwilling to vote against Jackson in the presidential election. The victorious Democratic electors voted for Jackson as president and William Wilkins as vice president, the state convention having refused to ratify the nomination of Jackson's national running mate, Martin Van Buren.Vaughn William Preston The Antimasonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843 1983 University of Kentucky Press Lexington 9780813114743 89–98 https://archive.org/details/antimasonicparty0000vaug/page/88/mode/2up It was also the last time to date Union County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic. Results 1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania1832 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1832&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 4 August 2012PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent) 91,949 57.96% 30 Anti-Masonic William Wirt 66,689 42.04% 0 Totals 158,638 100.0% 30 See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania Notes "Note" References Pennsylvania 1832 Category:1832 Pennsylvania elections