United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1840

October 30 - December 2, 1840

President before election

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

Elected President

William Henry Harrison
Whig

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The 1840 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between October 30 and December 2, 1840, as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. Voters chose fourteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Massachusetts voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Massachusetts by a margin of 16.16%.

Results

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1840^[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	William Henry Harrison of Ohio	John Tyler of Virginia	72,852	57.44%	14	100.00%
	Democratic	Martin Van Buren of New York	Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky	52,355	41.28%	0	0.00%
	Liberty	James G. Birney of New York	Thomas Earle of Pennsylvania	1,618	1.28%	0	0.00%
Total				126,825	100.00%	14	100.00%

State Results of the 1840 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren James G. Birney

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Other 1840 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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