1840 Presidential Election
The Log Cabin campaignOctober 30 – November 23, 1840 · Jacksonian Democracy · 294 electoral votes, 148 to win
The Whigs beat Van Buren with image politics: log cabins, hard cider and 'Tippecanoe and Tyler Too', on turnout near 80%, the highest of the era. Harrison died a month into office, making Tyler's succession the first test of the vice-presidency.
Elected
William Henry Harrison
Whig
Electoral vote
234 of 294
Popular vote
52.9%
1,275,390 votes
Turnout
80.3%
The result
| EV share | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Harrison | Whig | John Tyler | 234 | 1,275,390 | 52.90% | 19 | |
| Martin Van Buren | Democratic | Richard Mentor Johnson | 60 | 1,128,854 | 46.80% | 7 | |
| James G. Birney | Liberty | Thomas Earle | — | 7,453 | 0.31% | — |
2,411,697 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
| Alabama | Martin Van Buren | 54.4% | 7 | William Henry Harrison · 45.6% |
| Arkansas | Martin Van Buren | 56.4% | 3 | William Henry Harrison · 43.6% |
| Connecticut | William Henry Harrison | 55.6% | 8 | Martin Van Buren · 44.5% |
| Delaware | William Henry Harrison | 55.0% | 3 | Martin Van Buren · 44.9% |
| Georgia | William Henry Harrison | 55.8% | 11 | Martin Van Buren · 44.2% |
| Illinois | Martin Van Buren | 50.9% | 5 | William Henry Harrison · 48.9% |
| Indiana | William Henry Harrison | 55.5% | 9 | Martin Van Buren · 44.0% |
| Kentucky | William Henry Harrison | 64.2% | 15 | Martin Van Buren · 35.8% |
| Louisiana | William Henry Harrison | 59.7% | 5 | Martin Van Buren · 40.3% |
| Maine | William Henry Harrison | 50.2% | 10 | Martin Van Buren · 49.8% |
| Maryland | William Henry Harrison | 53.8% | 10 | Martin Van Buren · 46.2% |
| Massachusetts | William Henry Harrison | 57.4% | 14 | Martin Van Buren · 41.3% |
| Michigan | William Henry Harrison | 52.1% | 3 | Martin Van Buren · 47.9% |
| Mississippi | William Henry Harrison | 53.4% | 4 | Martin Van Buren · 46.6% |
| Missouri | Martin Van Buren | 56.6% | 4 | William Henry Harrison · 43.4% |
| New Hampshire | Martin Van Buren | 54.7% | 7 | William Henry Harrison · 43.9% |
| New Jersey | William Henry Harrison | 51.7% | 8 | Martin Van Buren · 48.2% |
| New York | William Henry Harrison | 51.2% | 42 | Martin Van Buren · 48.2% |
| North Carolina | William Henry Harrison | 57.7% | 15 | Martin Van Buren · 42.3% |
| Ohio | William Henry Harrison | 54.3% | 21 | Martin Van Buren · 45.4% |
| Pennsylvania | William Henry Harrison | 50.1% | 30 | Martin Van Buren · 49.9% |
| Rhode Island | William Henry Harrison | 60.4% | 4 | Martin Van Buren · 37.8% |
| South Carolina | Martin Van Buren | — | 11 | — |
| Tennessee | William Henry Harrison | 55.7% | 15 | Martin Van Buren · 44.3% |
| Vermont | William Henry Harrison | 63.9% | 7 | Martin Van Buren · 35.5% |
| Virginia | Martin Van Buren | 50.7% | 23 | William Henry Harrison · 49.4% |
The Congress it seated
27th Congress
1841–1843
Unified government
Senate
22–29
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House
98–142
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