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US President
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> United States > U.S. Executive
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| Office | President |
| Honorific | President - Abbr: President |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | June 01, 1836 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | December 07, 1836 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | December 07, 1836 - 08:00pm Central |
| Term Start | March 04, 1837 - 12:00am |
| Term End | March 04, 1841 - 12:00am |
| Contributor | 411 Name Removed |
| Last Modified | Chronicler July 21, 2007 03:21pm |
| Data Sources | [Link] |
| Description |
Presidential Electors met in their respective state capitols on 12/7/1836 to cast the electoral votes.
Congress assembled in joint session on 2/8/1837 to count the electoral vote. Martin Van Buren was declared the president-elect. Richard M. Johnson received exactly 50% of the electoral vote for Vice President. There not having been a choice, the U.S. Senate participated in the last contingent election in U.S. history, electing Johnson.
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