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Presidential Election of 1836: A Resource Guide

Martin Van Buren defeated several Whig candidates, including William Henry Harrison, in the 1836 presidential election. This guide provides access to digital materials at the Library of Congress, links to external websites, and a print bibliography.

Introduction

Democrat Martin Van Buren won the 1836 presidential election, defeating several candidates from the newly formed Whig Party. The Whigs ran three regional candidates, including William Henry Harrison, in a failed effort to deny Van Buren an electoral majority.

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the presidential election of 1836, including manuscripts, broadsides, political cartoons, government documents, campaign literature, and newspaper articles. This guide compiles links to digital materials related to the presidential election of 1836 that are available throughout the Library of Congress website. In addition, it provides links to external websites focusing on the 1836 election and a selected bibliography.

1836 Presidential Election Results [1]

Political Party Presidential Nominee VP Nominee Electoral College Popular Vote
Democratic Martin Van Buren Richard Johnson 170 764,176
Whig William Henry Harrison Francis P. Granger 73 550,816
Whig Hugh Lawson White John Tyler 26 146,107
Whig Daniel Webster Francis P. Granger 14 41,201
Independent Democrat Willie Person Mangum John Tyler 11* 0
* Awarded by the South Carolina Legislature

Notes

1. Presidential Elections, 1789-2008. (Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2010), 128, 218.

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