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Hugh Lawson White vs Martin Van Buren

Hugh Lawson White vs Martin Van Buren in 1836: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Hugh Lawson White

Elections
1 (1836)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
26
Best popular vote
9.7% in 1836
Parties
Whig
vs

Martin Van Buren

Elections
3 (1836, 1840, 1848)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
230
Best popular vote
50.8% in 1836
Parties
Free Soil, Democratic

1836

Hugh Lawson White states
2
Martin Van Buren states
15
Popular vote
9.7% – 50.8%
Alabama: Martin Van BurenAlaskaArizonaArkansas: Martin Van BurenCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut: Martin Van BurenDelaware: another candidateDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgia: Hugh Lawson WhiteHawaiiIdahoIllinois: Martin Van BurenIndiana: another candidateIowaKansasKentucky: another candidateLouisiana: Martin Van BurenMaine: Martin Van BurenMaryland: another candidateMassachusetts: another candidateMichigan: Martin Van BurenMinnesotaMississippi: Martin Van BurenMissouri: Martin Van BurenMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: Martin Van BurenNew Jersey: another candidateNew MexicoNew York: Martin Van BurenNorth Carolina: Martin Van BurenNorth DakotaOhio: another candidateOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: Martin Van BurenRhode Island: Martin Van BurenSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth DakotaTennessee: Hugh Lawson WhiteTexasUtahVermont: another candidateVirginia: Martin Van BurenWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermont: another candidateNew Hampshire: Martin Van BurenMassachusetts: another candidateRhode Island: Martin Van BurenConnecticut: Martin Van BurenNew Jersey: another candidateDelaware: another candidateMaryland: another candidateDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1836
StateHugh Lawson WhiteMartin Van BurenGap (pts)EV
Alabama 44.7% 55.3% 7 -10.6 7
Arkansas 35.9% 64.1% 3 -28.2 3
Connecticut — 50.6% 8 — 8
Delaware — 46.7% — 3
Georgia 51.8% 11 48.2% 3.6 11
Illinois — 54.7% 5 — 5
Indiana — 44.5% — 9
Kentucky — 47.4% — 15
Louisiana 48.3% 51.7% 5 -3.4 5
Maine — 58.9% 10 — 10
Maryland — 46.3% — 10
Massachusetts — 44.8% — 14
Michigan — 54.0% 3 — 3
Mississippi 48.7% 51.3% 4 -2.6 4
Missouri 40.0% 60.0% 4 -20.0 4
New Hampshire — 75.0% 7 — 7
New Jersey — 49.5% — 8
New York — 54.6% 42 — 42
North Carolina 46.9% 53.1% 15 -6.2 15
Ohio — 47.9% — 21
Pennsylvania — 51.2% 30 — 30
Rhode Island — 52.2% 4 — 4
South Carolina — — — —
Tennessee 57.9% 15 42.1% 15.8 15
Vermont — 40.0% — 7
Virginia 43.3% 56.6% 23 -13.3 23

Questions and answers

Who won between Hugh Lawson White and Martin Van Buren in 1836?

Martin Van Buren won the presidency. Electoral votes: Hugh Lawson White 26, Martin Van Buren 170. Popular vote: Hugh Lawson White 9.7%, Martin Van Buren 50.8%.

How many states did Hugh Lawson White and Martin Van Buren each win in 1836?

Hugh Lawson White carried 2 and Martin Van Buren carried 15.

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