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Hugh Lawson White

Hugh Lawson White ran for president in 1836. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1836 Lost

Whig
Electoral votes
26of 294
Popular vote
146,1079.70%
States carried
2
Running mate
John Tyler

Opponents: Martin Van Buren (170 EV), William Henry Harrison (73 EV), Daniel Webster (14 EV), Willie Person Mangum (11 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizonaArkansas: lostCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgia: wonHawaiiIdahoIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowaKansasKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesotaMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew MexicoNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth DakotaOhio: lostOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth DakotaTennessee: wonTexasUtahVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1836 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Hugh Lawson White run for president?

1 time (1836), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Hugh Lawson White win?

1836: 26.

What share of the popular vote did Hugh Lawson White get?

1836: 9.7% (146,107 votes).

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