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Election in Virginia
The 1836 United States presidential election in Virginia took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the
1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
President and
Vice President.
Virginia voted for the
Democratic candidate,
Martin Van Buren, over
Whig candidate
Hugh White. Van Buren won Virginia by a margin of 13.29%. While Van Buren's national running mate was
Richard Mentor Johnson, the Virginia Democratic electors refused to support his candidacy and voted for
William Smith of
South Carolina.
Results
United States presidential election in Virginia, 1836
[1]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
Electoral votes
|
|
Democratic
|
Martin Van Buren
|
30,556
|
56.64%
|
23
|
|
Whig
|
Hugh L. White
|
23,384
|
43.35%
|
0
|
|
N/A
|
Others
|
5
|
0.01%
|
0
|
Totals
|
53,945
|
100.0%
|
23
|
References