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William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison ran for president in 1836, 1840 and won once. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1840 Won

Whig
Electoral votes
234of 294
Popular vote
1,275,39052.90%
States carried
19
Running mate
John Tyler

Opponents: Martin Van Buren (60 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizonaArkansas: lostCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut: wonDelaware: wonDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgia: wonHawaiiIdahoIllinois: lostIndiana: wonIowaKansasKentucky: wonLouisiana: wonMaine: wonMaryland: wonMassachusetts: wonMichigan: wonMinnesotaMississippi: wonMissouri: lostMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: wonNew MexicoNew York: wonNorth Carolina: wonNorth DakotaOhio: wonOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: wonRhode Island: wonSouth Carolina: lostSouth DakotaTennessee: wonTexasUtahVermont: wonVirginia: lostWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermont: wonNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: wonRhode Island: wonConnecticut: wonNew Jersey: wonDelaware: wonMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1840 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1836 Lost

Whig
Electoral votes
73of 294
Popular vote
550,81636.60%
States carried
7
Running mate
Francis P. Granger

Opponents: Martin Van Buren (170 EV), Hugh Lawson White (26 EV), Daniel Webster (14 EV), Willie Person Mangum (11 EV).

Carried: Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Vermont.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did William Henry Harrison run for president?

2 times (1836, 1840), winning in 1840.

How many electoral votes did William Henry Harrison win?

1840: 234; 1836: 73.

What share of the popular vote did William Henry Harrison get?

1840: 52.9% (1,275,390 votes); 1836: 36.6% (550,816 votes).

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