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1840 United States presidential election in Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Flag of the State of Georgia (non-official).svg presidential no 1836 United States presidential election in Georgia 1836 1844 United States presidential election in Georgia 1844 November 2, 1840 x200px William Henry Harrison Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) Ohio John Tyler 11 40,339 55.78% Bust Portrait of Martin Van Buren (Cropped).jpg Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) New York none 0 31,983 44.22% 1840 United States presidential election in Georgia results map by county.svg 250px County results
Harrison
#FED463 50–60%
#FE9929 60–70%
#ec7014 70–80%
#CB4B00 80–90%
#873102 90–100%
Van Buren
#86B6F2 50–60%
#4389E3 60–70%
#1666CB 70–80%
#0645B4 80–90%
#002B84 90–100%
Tie
#AE8BB1 50% President Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) CT IL
A presidential election was held in Georgia on November 2, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election.Dubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State 2002 McFarland & Co. Jefferson, NC xvi Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Georgia voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Georgia by a margin of 11.56%. This would be the last time that Georgia did not vote for the incumbent Democratic president until 1964.
Results
1840 United States presidential election in Georgia1840 Presidential General Election Results - Georgia http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1840&f=1&off=0&elect=0&fips=13&submit=Retrieve U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013
Whig Party (United States)
William Henry Harrison
Ohio
John Tyler
Virginia
40,339
55.78%
11
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Martin Van Buren
New York
Richard Mentor Johnson
Kentucky
31,983
44.22%
0
0.00%
72,322
100.00%
11
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Georgia
References
Georgia
1840
Category:1840 Georgia (U.S. state) elections