1840 Democratic National Convention

1840 Democratic National Convention
1840 presidential election
Nominees
Van Buren and None
Convention
Date(s)May 5–6, 1840
CityBaltimore, Maryland
VenueThe Assembly Rooms
Candidates
Presidential nomineeMartin Van Buren of New York
Vice-presidential nomineeNone

The 1840 Democratic National Convention was held in Baltimore, Maryland, from May 5 to May 6. The Democratic Party re-nominated President Martin Van Buren by acclamation, but failed to select a nominee for vice president. Van Buren is the only major party presidential nominee since the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to seek election without a running mate. Dragged down by the unpopularity of the Panic of 1837, Van Buren was defeated by the Whig Party's ticket in the 1840 presidential election.

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