The election marked the first of two Whig victories in presidential elections, but was the only one where they won a majority of the popular vote. This was the ...

The United States presidential election of 1840 saw President Martin Van Buren fight for re-election against an economic depression and a Whig Party unified ...

With the highest voter turnout to date, Harrison won 234 electoral votes to Van Buren's 60. He was the oldest man, at age 67, ever elected president up to that ...

The election also marked the first time since the 1834 elections that the Democratic Party did not control the presidency and both chambers of Congress. 1840 ...

Party, Nominees, Electoral Vote, Popular Vote. Presidential, Vice Presidential. Whig, election party winner, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, 234, 79.6% ...

27 мар. 2024 г. · Whig candidate William Henry Harrison defeated the incumbent Democratic President Martin Van Buren in the election of 1840. Often referred to as ...

After the debacle of the one-party presidential campaign of 1824, a new two-party system began to emerge. Strong public reaction to perceived corruption in ...

Hayes (Republican) defeated Samuel Tilden (Democrat). Tilden won the popular vote, but lost the Electoral College to Hayes after a heavily contested election.

In July 1840, the Democrats nominated Martin Van Buren for another term. Hoping to draw attention away from the first Whig convention, the Democrats adopted the ...

16 дек. 2020 г. · The 1840 Presidential Election in the United States represented a major shift in political campaigns. Whig Party candidate William Henry ...