United States presidential election of 1836

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_presidential_election_of_1836
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 3 – December 7, 1836
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States presidential election of 1836
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkb:William_Henry_Harrison
gptkb:Hugh_Lawson_White
gptkb:Willie_Person_Mangum
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:United_States_presidential_election_of_1840
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Indian_Removal
gptkb:Slavery
gptkb:Bank_of_the_United_States
Internal improvements
gptkbp:notableFor First election where Whig Party ran multiple regional candidates
Only time vice president was chosen by the Senate under the 12th Amendment
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkbp:previousEdition United States presidential election of 1832
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkb:William_Henry_Harrison
73
550,816
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries 26
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Richard_Mentor_Johnson
gptkbp:vicePresidentElectionContingentHouse yes
gptkbp:votesForWinner 170
294
764,198
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_presidential_election_of_1840
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7