1836 United States presidential election in Tennessee

1836 United States presidential election in Tennessee
November 7, 1836
 
Nominee Hugh L. White Martin Van Buren
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Tennessee New York
Running mate John Tyler Richard M. Johnson
Electoral vote 15 0
Popular vote 36,027 26,170
Percentage 57.92% 42.08%
County results
President before election

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

 Elected President

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

A presidential election was held in Tennessee on November 7, 1836 as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

The Whig Party, unable to agree on a candidate, ran four candidates against Democratic nominee Martin Van Buren: Hugh Lawson White, William Henry Harrison, Daniel Webster, and Willie Person Mangum. Tennessee Senator Hugh Lawson White was the Whig Party nominee in Tennessee.

During the campaign trail, Andrew Jackson actively campaigned against White in Tennessee and accused him of being a federalist who was opposed to states' rights.

In spite of opposition from Jackson, Tennessee Whig nominee White won Tennessee, defeating Democratic nominee Van Buren, by a margin of 15.84%.

White also won Georgia, giving him 26 electoral votes, the third highest total behind Van Buren's 170, and Harrison's 73.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.