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Pennsylvania · 1836 presidential election

Pennsylvania presidential election results 1836

Martin Van Buren carried Pennsylvania by 2.37 points (4,231 votes), winning 30 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
30
Votes counted
178,701

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Martin Van BurenDemocratic91,46651.20%30
William Henry HarrisonWhig87,23548.80%—
Hugh Lawson WhiteWhig———
Daniel WebsterWhig———
Total votes178,701

Sources: 1836

Questions and answers

Who won Pennsylvania in 1836?

Martin Van Buren won Pennsylvania by 2.37 percentage points (4,231 votes).

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1836?

Pennsylvania cast 30 electoral votes in 1836.

How many people voted for president in Pennsylvania in 1836?

178,701 votes were counted for president.

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