Election of 1840

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Election_of_1840
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1840-11-02
gptkbp:electoralVotesLoser 60
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Election_of_1844
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Election of 1840
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:losses gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkb:William_Henry_Harrison
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:log_cabin_and_hard_cider_campaign
first Whig Party presidential victory
gptkbp:partyLoser gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:popularVoteLoser 1,130,033
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Election_of_1836
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:Tippecanoe_and_Tyler_Too
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:John_Tyler
gptkbp:voterTurnout 80.2%
gptkbp:votesForWinner 234
1,275,390
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkb:William_Henry_Harrison
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Party_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6