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  US Vice President - Senate Runoff
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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > U.S. Vice President
OfficeVice President
HonorificVP - Abbr: Vice President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1837 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 08, 1837 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 08, 1837 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1837 - 12:00pm
Term End March 03, 1841 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH December 07, 2007 10:43pm
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Description Since no candidate won a majority, Johnson and Granger went to a runoff vote held by the US Senate.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1836
NameRichard Mentor Johnson Votes147 (50.00%)
Term03/04/1837 - 03/03/1841 Margin70 (+23.81%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyWhig Won11/03/1840
NameJohn Tyler Votes234 (79.59%)
Term03/04/1841 - 03/03/1845 Margin186 (+63.27%)
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Name Rep. Richard Mentor Johnson Rep. Francis Granger  
PartyDemocratic Whig  
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Uncertified Votes 33 (67.35%) 16 (32.65%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -17 (-34.69%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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