171:
181:
163:
168:
169:
174:
176:
173:
178:
177:
355:
Buren, was dubbed "Martin Van Ruin" because of his less-than-ideal previous term where he failed to address a financial crisis, ran for re-election over Whig candidate
William Henry Harrison. The Whigs chose William Henry Harrison because of his similarities to former president Andrew Jackson in the sense that he was a war hero and a man of the people. This approach proved successful because William Henry Harrison won the election by dominating the electoral college, despite winning by only 5% of the popular vote.
158:
165:
182:
180:
155:
160:
183:
166:
170:
1866:
175:
172:
179:
164:
1871:
159:
167:
162:
354:
The 1840 presidential election was one of major controversy. Because the election took place during the rise of the Second Party System, rising levels of voting interest and party loyalty proved that this election was going to be controversial. The incumbent
Democratic candidate, President Martin Van
161:
366:, Whigs picked up several seats, taking the majority. This marked the second of three times in American history where one party flipped both chambers of Congress and the Presidency in a single election, along with 1800 and 1952.
487:"Image 8 of William Henry Harrison Papers: Series 4, Printed Matter, 1815-1922; Subseries C, Newspaper Clippings and Other Printed Matter, 1818-1922; Printed matter; Miscellany, 1832 , 1840 , 1888, undated"
296:
become the fourth party in history to win control of the presidency and both houses of
Congress; the Whigs would never again accomplish this feat. The election also marked the first time since the
380:
1840:
242:
596:
1936:
1845:
1830:
1931:
1646:
1636:
1626:
1616:
1606:
1596:
1586:
1556:
1546:
1536:
1526:
1516:
1506:
1496:
1486:
1476:
1456:
1446:
1436:
1426:
1416:
1406:
1396:
1386:
1376:
1356:
1346:
1326:
1316:
1306:
1296:
1286:
1276:
1266:
1256:
1246:
1236:
1226:
1216:
1206:
1196:
1186:
1176:
1166:
1156:
1146:
1136:
1126:
1116:
1106:
1096:
1086:
1076:
1066:
1056:
1046:
1036:
1026:
1016:
1006:
996:
986:
976:
966:
956:
946:
936:
926:
916:
906:
896:
886:
876:
866:
856:
846:
836:
826:
806:
796:
786:
776:
766:
756:
746:
736:
726:
716:
706:
696:
686:
676:
666:
656:
646:
636:
626:
385:
1912:
375:
97:
1835:
359:
416:
Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
1941:
589:
616:
209:
582:
332:
316:
301:
1905:
1878:
605:
324:
323:. Harrison won by a margin of 5% in the popular vote, but dominated the electoral college. Harrison was nominated at the
1813:
1806:
1799:
1792:
1786:
1781:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1761:
1756:
1751:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1641:
1631:
1621:
1611:
1601:
1591:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1551:
1541:
1531:
1521:
1511:
1501:
1491:
1481:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1451:
1441:
1431:
1421:
1411:
1401:
1391:
1381:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1351:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1321:
1311:
1301:
1291:
1281:
1271:
1261:
1251:
1241:
1231:
1221:
1211:
1201:
1191:
1181:
1171:
1161:
1151:
1141:
1131:
1121:
1111:
1101:
1091:
1081:
1071:
1061:
1051:
1041:
1031:
1021:
1011:
1001:
991:
981:
971:
961:
951:
941:
931:
921:
911:
901:
891:
881:
861:
851:
841:
831:
821:
816:
811:
801:
791:
781:
771:
761:
751:
741:
731:
721:
711:
701:
691:
681:
671:
661:
651:
641:
631:
621:
340:
297:
60:
36:
328:
281:
90:
54:
42:
1898:
510:
556:
327:, the first convention in Whig history. Harrison's victory made him the first president unaffiliated with the
312:
129:
534:
363:
308:
293:
285:
468:
343:. Martin Van Buren's defeat made him the third president to fail to win re-election, following
348:
1882:
17:
460:
426:
320:
142:
75:
1865:
201:
1925:
486:
289:
451:
Formisano, Ronald P. (1993). "The New
Political History and the Election of 1840".
574:
344:
336:
511:"United States presidential election of 1840 | United States government"
1870:
472:
464:
578:
304:
did not control the presidency and both chambers of
Congress.
153:
381:
1886:
362:, Whigs won major gains, taking the majority. In the
200:
denotes states won by
Harrison. Numbers indicate the
266:
258:
248:
241:
233:
225:
215:
208:
141:
128:
113:
103:
96:
86:
71:
535:"Party Divisions of the House of Representatives"
58:
52:
46:
40:
157:
1906:
590:
8:
557:"Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present"
29:
412:
410:
1913:
1899:
597:
583:
575:
537:. United States House of Representatives
453:The Journal of Interdisciplinary History
376:1840 United States presidential election
397:
1937:General elections in the United States
386:1840–41 United States Senate elections
28:
7:
1862:
1860:
192:1840 presidential election results.
1932:1840 elections in the United States
1885:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
25:
196:denotes states won by Van Buren,
1869:
1864:
431:The American Presidency Project
404:Not counting special elections.
606:Elections in the United States
307:In the presidential election,
1:
325:1839 Whig National Convention
18:United States elections, 1840
1942:United States election stubs
427:"1840 Presidential Election"
278:1840 United States elections
30:1840 United States elections
329:Democratic-Republican Party
282:27th United States Congress
280:elected the members of the
1958:
1859:
288:. In the aftermath of the
284:, taking place during the
66:Presidential election year
1823:
612:
191:
152:
121:
34:
1846:Gubernatorial elections
515:Encyclopedia Britannica
1881:-related article is a
1831:Presidential elections
559:. United States Senate
335:to win election since
313:William Henry Harrison
262:All 242 voting members
204:won by each candidate.
186:
130:William Henry Harrison
185:
98:Presidential election
491:Library of Congress
286:Second Party System
114:Popular vote margin
72:Incumbent president
31:
1879:American elections
187:
1894:
1893:
1854:
1853:
349:John Quincy Adams
274:
273:
16:(Redirected from
1949:
1915:
1908:
1901:
1873:
1868:
1861:
1836:Senate elections
599:
592:
585:
576:
569:
568:
566:
564:
553:
547:
546:
544:
542:
531:
525:
524:
522:
521:
507:
501:
500:
498:
497:
483:
477:
476:
448:
442:
441:
439:
437:
423:
417:
414:
405:
402:
333:Democratic Party
321:Martin Van Buren
302:Democratic Party
254:
221:
210:Senate elections
199:
195:
156:
143:Martin Van Buren
109:
104:Partisan control
81:
76:Martin Van Buren
59:
53:
47:
41:
32:
21:
1957:
1956:
1952:
1951:
1950:
1948:
1947:
1946:
1922:
1921:
1920:
1919:
1857:
1855:
1850:
1841:House elections
1819:
608:
603:
573:
572:
562:
560:
555:
554:
550:
540:
538:
533:
532:
528:
519:
517:
509:
508:
504:
495:
493:
485:
484:
480:
450:
449:
445:
435:
433:
425:
424:
420:
415:
408:
403:
399:
394:
372:
267:Net seat change
259:Seats contested
252:
249:Overall control
243:House elections
234:Net seat change
226:Seats contested
219:
216:Overall control
202:electoral votes
197:
193:
184:
154:
107:
79:
64:
57:
51:
45:
39:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1955:
1953:
1945:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1924:
1923:
1918:
1917:
1910:
1903:
1895:
1892:
1891:
1874:
1852:
1851:
1849:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1828:
1824:
1821:
1820:
1818:
1817:
1810:
1803:
1796:
1789:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
613:
610:
609:
604:
602:
601:
594:
587:
579:
571:
570:
548:
526:
502:
478:
465:10.2307/206278
459:(4): 661–682.
443:
418:
406:
396:
395:
393:
390:
389:
388:
383:
378:
371:
368:
298:1834 elections
272:
271:
268:
264:
263:
260:
256:
255:
250:
246:
245:
239:
238:
235:
231:
230:
229:18 of 52 seats
227:
223:
222:
217:
213:
212:
206:
205:
189:
188:
150:
149:
146:
139:
138:
133:
126:
125:
123:Electoral vote
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
73:
69:
68:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1954:
1943:
1940:
1938:
1935:
1933:
1930:
1929:
1927:
1916:
1911:
1909:
1904:
1902:
1897:
1896:
1890:
1888:
1884:
1880:
1875:
1872:
1867:
1863:
1858:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1826:
1825:
1822:
1816:
1815:
1811:
1809:
1808:
1804:
1802:
1801:
1797:
1795:
1794:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1653:
1650:
1648:
1645:
1643:
1640:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
614:
611:
607:
600:
595:
593:
588:
586:
581:
580:
577:
558:
552:
549:
536:
530:
527:
516:
512:
506:
503:
492:
488:
482:
479:
474:
470:
466:
462:
458:
454:
447:
444:
432:
428:
422:
419:
413:
411:
407:
401:
398:
391:
387:
384:
382:
379:
377:
374:
373:
369:
367:
365:
361:
356:
352:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
305:
303:
299:
295:
291:
290:Panic of 1837
287:
283:
279:
269:
265:
261:
257:
251:
247:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
218:
214:
211:
207:
203:
190:
151:
147:
144:
140:
137:
134:
131:
127:
124:
120:
116:
112:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
89:
87:Next Congress
85:
77:
74:
70:
67:
62:
56:
50:
44:
38:
33:
27:
19:
1887:expanding it
1876:
1856:
1812:
1805:
1798:
1791:
871:
561:. Retrieved
551:
539:. Retrieved
529:
518:. Retrieved
514:
505:
494:. Retrieved
490:
481:
456:
452:
446:
434:. Retrieved
430:
421:
400:
357:
353:
306:
277:
275:
135:
122:
65:
48:
26:
1926:Categories
520:2019-12-03
496:2019-12-03
392:References
345:John Adams
337:John Adams
319:President
317:Democratic
117:Whig +6.1%
80:Democratic
315:defeated
300:that the
253:Whig gain
220:Whig gain
108:Whig gain
1827:See also
370:See also
311:General
270:Whig +26
617:1788–89
563:25 June
541:25 June
436:25 June
358:In the
331:or the
237:Whig +6
473:206278
471:
364:Senate
292:, the
1877:This
469:JSTOR
360:House
294:Whigs
1883:stub
1814:2027
1807:2026
1800:2025
1793:2024
1787:2023
1782:2022
1777:2021
1772:2020
1767:2019
1762:2018
1757:2017
1752:2016
1747:2015
1742:2014
1737:2013
1732:2012
1727:2011
1722:2010
1717:2009
1712:2008
1707:2007
1702:2006
1697:2005
1692:2004
1687:2003
1682:2002
1677:2001
1672:2000
1667:1999
1662:1998
1657:1997
1652:1996
1647:1995
1642:1994
1637:1993
1632:1992
1627:1991
1622:1990
1617:1989
1612:1988
1607:1987
1602:1986
1597:1985
1592:1984
1587:1983
1582:1982
1577:1981
1572:1980
1567:1979
1562:1978
1557:1977
1552:1976
1547:1975
1542:1974
1537:1973
1532:1972
1527:1971
1522:1970
1517:1969
1512:1968
1507:1967
1502:1966
1497:1965
1492:1964
1487:1963
1482:1962
1477:1961
1472:1960
1467:1959
1462:1958
1457:1957
1452:1956
1447:1955
1442:1954
1437:1953
1432:1952
1427:1951
1422:1950
1417:1949
1412:1948
1407:1947
1402:1946
1397:1945
1392:1944
1387:1943
1382:1942
1377:1941
1372:1940
1367:1939
1362:1938
1357:1937
1352:1936
1347:1935
1342:1934
1337:1933
1332:1932
1327:1931
1322:1930
1317:1929
1312:1928
1307:1927
1302:1926
1297:1925
1292:1924
1287:1923
1282:1922
1277:1921
1272:1920
1267:1919
1262:1918
1257:1917
1252:1916
1247:1915
1242:1914
1237:1913
1232:1912
1227:1911
1222:1910
1217:1909
1212:1908
1207:1907
1202:1906
1197:1905
1192:1904
1187:1903
1182:1902
1177:1901
1172:1900
1167:1899
1162:1898
1157:1897
1152:1896
1147:1895
1142:1894
1137:1893
1132:1892
1127:1891
1122:1890
1117:1889
1112:1888
1107:1887
1102:1886
1097:1885
1092:1884
1087:1883
1082:1882
1077:1881
1072:1880
1067:1879
1062:1878
1057:1877
1052:1876
1047:1875
1042:1874
1037:1873
1032:1872
1027:1871
1022:1870
1017:1869
1012:1868
1007:1867
1002:1866
997:1865
992:1864
987:1863
982:1862
977:1861
972:1860
967:1859
962:1858
957:1857
952:1856
947:1855
942:1854
937:1853
932:1852
927:1851
922:1850
917:1849
912:1848
907:1847
902:1846
897:1845
892:1844
887:1843
882:1842
877:1841
872:1840
867:1839
862:1838
857:1837
852:1836
847:1835
842:1834
837:1833
832:1832
827:1831
822:1830
817:1829
812:1828
807:1827
802:1826
797:1825
792:1824
787:1823
782:1822
777:1821
772:1820
767:1819
762:1818
757:1817
752:1816
747:1815
742:1814
737:1813
732:1812
727:1811
722:1810
717:1809
712:1808
707:1807
702:1806
697:1805
692:1804
687:1803
682:1802
677:1801
672:1800
667:1799
662:1798
657:1797
652:1796
647:1795
642:1794
637:1793
632:1792
627:1791
622:1790
565:2014
543:2014
438:2014
347:and
341:1796
309:Whig
276:The
198:buff
194:Blue
91:27th
61:1842
55:1841
49:1840
43:1839
37:1838
461:doi
339:in
145:(D)
136:234
132:(W)
1928::
513:.
489:.
467:.
457:23
455:.
429:.
409:^
351:.
148:60
63:→
35:←
1914:e
1907:t
1900:v
1889:.
598:e
591:t
584:v
567:.
545:.
523:.
499:.
475:.
463::
440:.
82:)
78:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.