1836 Electoral College Results
| President | Martin Van Buren [D] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Opponent | William H. Harrison [Whig] | ||
| Other Presidential Opponents | Hugh L. White (26); Daniel Webster (14); Willie P. Mangum (11) | ||
| Electoral Vote | Winner: 170 | Main Opponent: 73 | Total/Majority: 294/148 |
| Vice President | Richard M. Johnson (147) | ||
| V.P. Opponents | Francis Granger (77); John Tyler (47); William Smith (23) | ||
| Notes |
Because no candidate for Vice President was elected by the people, the election was decided by the Senate. In that vote, Richard M. Johnson was elected Vice President with 33 votes. Francis Granger received 16 votes. |
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Electoral College Votes by State
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Van Buren, of New York | William H. Harrison, of Ohio | Others2 | Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky | Francis Granger, of New York | Others3 | ||
| Alabama | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Delaware | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Georgia4 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - | 11 |
| Illinois | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Indiana | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | 9 | - |
| Kentucky | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | 15 | - |
| Louisiana | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Maine | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Maryland5 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Massachusetts6 | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | 14 | - |
| Michigan | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Mississippi | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Missouri | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| New Jersey | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| New York | 42 | 42 | - | - | 42 | - | - |
| North Carolina | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Ohio | 21 | - | 21 | - | - | 21 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| South Carolina7 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - | 11 |
| Tennessee8 | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | - | 15 |
| Vermont | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | - |
| Virginia9 | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| Totals | 294 | 170 | 73 | 5110 | 147 | 77 | 7011 |
| Notes |
1Because no candidate for Vice President was elected by the people, the election was decided by the Senate. In that vote, Richard M. Johnson was elected Vice President with 33 votes. Francis Granger received 16 votes. 2Hugh L. White, of Tennessee; Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts; and Willie P. Mangum, of North Carolina 3John Tyler, of Virginia; and William Smith, of Alabama 4Georgia cast 11 votes for White as President and 11 votes for Tyler as Vice President. 5Maryland cast 10 votes for Tyler as Vice President. 6Massachusetts cast 14 votes for Webster as President. 7South Carolina cast 11 votes for Mangum as President and 11 votes for Tyler as Vice President. 8Tennessee cast 15 votes for White as President and 15 votes for Tyler as Vice President. 9Virgina cast 23 votes for Smith as Vice President. 10White received 26 votes; Webster received 14 votes; and Mangum received 11 votes. 11Tyler received 47 votes; and William Smith received 23 votes. |
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