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1840 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Massachusetts presidential no 1836 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1836 1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1844 66.7%Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072. 23.3 pp November 9, 1840 x200px William Henry Harrison Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) Ohio John Tyler 14 72,852 57.44% Bust Portrait of Martin Van Buren (Cropped).jpg Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) New York none 0 52,355 41.28% President Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) 1840 United States presidential election in Massachusetts results map by county.svg 401px County results
Harrison
#FEE391 40–50%
#FED463 50–60%
#FE9929 60–70%
Van Buren
#B9D7FF 40–50% MD DE
A presidential election was held in Massachusetts on November 9, 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 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Massachusetts voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Massachusetts by a margin of 16.16%.
Results
1840 United States presidential election in Massachusetts1840 Presidential General Election Results – Massachusetts http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1840&f=1&off=0&elect=0&fips=25&submit=Retrieve U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013
Whig Party (United States)
William Henry Harrison
Ohio
John Tyler
Virginia
72,852
57.44%
14
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Martin Van Buren
New York
Richard Mentor Johnson
Kentucky
52,355
41.28%
0
0.00%
Liberty Party (US, 1840)
James G. Birney
New York
Thomas Earle
Pennsylvania
1,618
1.28%
0
0.00%
126,825
100.00%
14
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Massachusetts
References
Massachusetts
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