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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline October 01, 1840 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 02, 1840 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close December 02, 1840 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1841 - 12:00am
Term End April 04, 1841 - 12:00pm
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedChronicler March 27, 2008 09:30pm
Data SourcesCQ's Presidential Elections Since 1789
Description Presidential Electors met in their respective state capitals on 12/2/1840 to cast the electoral votes.

Congress met in joint session on 2/10/1841 to count the electoral votes.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/07/1836
NameMartin Van Buren Votes170 (57.82%)
Term03/04/1837 - 03/04/1841 Margin97 (+32.99%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyWhig Won04/06/1841
NameJohn Tyler Votes1 (100.00%)
Term04/06/1841 - 03/04/1845 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Nov 14, 1838 US President - AM Convention
William Henry Harrison
AM 119
Nov 15, 1839 US President - Independent Anti-Slavery Convention
James G. Birney
I 1
Dec 07, 1839 US President - W Convention
William Henry Harrison
W 319
Apr 02, 1840 US President - Liberty Convention
James G. Birney
Lty 1
May 07, 1840 US President - D Convention
Martin Van Buren
D 244

CANDIDATES
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Name Ambassador William Henry Harrison (I) President Martin Van Buren James G. Birney  
PartyWhig Democratic Liberty  
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Certified Votes 234 (79.59%) 60 (20.41%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -174 (-59.18%) -234 (-79.59%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
Mar 04, 1841 07:00pm Mar 04, 1841 07:00pm Inauguration 14th Presidential Inauguration (Harrison)  Chronicler 
Apr 04, 1841 12:30am Apr 06, 1841 07:00pm Inauguration 15th Presidential Inauguration (Tyler)  Chronicler 

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