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New Hampshire · 1840 presidential election

New Hampshire presidential election results 1840

Martin Van Buren carried New Hampshire by 10.78 points (6,464 votes), winning 7 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
7
Votes counted
59,956

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Martin Van BurenDemocratic32,77454.70%7
William Henry HarrisonWhig26,31043.90%—
Total votes59,956

Sources: 1840

Questions and answers

Who won New Hampshire in 1840?

Martin Van Buren won New Hampshire by 10.78 percentage points (6,464 votes).

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1840?

New Hampshire cast 7 electoral votes in 1840.

How many people voted for president in New Hampshire in 1840?

59,956 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