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Daniel Webster vs William Henry Harrison

Daniel Webster vs William Henry Harrison in 1836: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Daniel Webster

Elections
1 (1836)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
14
Best popular vote
2.7% in 1836
Parties
Whig
vs

William Henry Harrison

Elections
2 (1836, 1840)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
307
Best popular vote
52.9% in 1840
Parties
Whig

1836

Daniel Webster states
1
William Henry Harrison states
7
Popular vote
2.7% – 36.6%
Alabama: another candidateAlaskaArizonaArkansas: another candidateCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut: another candidateDelaware: William Henry HarrisonDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgia: another candidateHawaiiIdahoIllinois: another candidateIndiana: William Henry HarrisonIowaKansasKentucky: William Henry HarrisonLouisiana: another candidateMaine: another candidateMaryland: William Henry HarrisonMassachusetts: Daniel WebsterMichigan: another candidateMinnesotaMississippi: another candidateMissouri: another candidateMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: another candidateNew Jersey: William Henry HarrisonNew MexicoNew York: another candidateNorth Carolina: another candidateNorth DakotaOhio: William Henry HarrisonOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: another candidateRhode Island: another candidateSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth DakotaTennessee: another candidateTexasUtahVermont: William Henry HarrisonVirginia: another candidateWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermont: William Henry HarrisonNew Hampshire: another candidateMassachusetts: Daniel WebsterRhode Island: another candidateConnecticut: another candidateNew Jersey: William Henry HarrisonDelaware: William Henry HarrisonMaryland: William Henry HarrisonDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1836
StateDaniel WebsterWilliam Henry HarrisonGap (pts)EV
Alabama — — — 7
Arkansas — — — 3
Connecticut — 49.4% — 8
Delaware — 53.2% 3 — 3
Georgia — — — 11
Illinois — 45.3% — 5
Indiana — 55.5% 9 — 9
Kentucky — 52.6% 15 — 15
Louisiana — — — 5
Maine — 38.2% — 10
Maryland — 53.7% 10 — 10
Massachusetts 55.1% 14 — — 14
Michigan — 46.0% — 3
Mississippi — — — 4
Missouri — — — 4
New Hampshire — 25.0% — 7
New Jersey — 50.5% 8 — 8
New York — 45.4% — 42
North Carolina — — — 15
Ohio — 52.1% 21 — 21
Pennsylvania — 48.8% — 30
Rhode Island — 47.8% — 4
South Carolina — — — —
Tennessee — — — 15
Vermont — 59.8% 7 — 7
Virginia — — — 23

Questions and answers

Who won between Daniel Webster and William Henry Harrison in 1836?

Neither won the presidency. Electoral votes: Daniel Webster 14, William Henry Harrison 73. Popular vote: Daniel Webster 2.7%, William Henry Harrison 36.6%.

How many states did Daniel Webster and William Henry Harrison each win in 1836?

Daniel Webster carried 1 and William Henry Harrison carried 7.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data