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1836 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1836 United States presidential election in Michigan

November 3 - December 7, 1836 1840 →
 
Nominee Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New York Ohio
Running mate Richard Mentor Johnson Francis Granger
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 7,122 5,545
Percentage 56.22% 43.78%

County Results

President before election

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

Elected President

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

The 1836 United States presidential election in Michigan took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison in the state's first presidential election. Van Buren won the state by a margin of 12.44%.

A dispute similar to that of Indiana in 1817 and Missouri in 1821 arose during the counting of the electoral votes. Michigan only became a state on January 26, 1837, and had cast its electoral votes for president before that date. Anticipating a challenge to the results, Congress resolved on February 4, 1837, that during the counting four days later the final tally would be read twice, once with Michigan and once without Michigan. The counting proceeded in accordance with the resolution. The dispute had no bearing on the final result: either way Van Buren was elected, and either way no candidate had a majority for vice-president.[1]

Results

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1836 United States presidential election in Michigan[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin Van Buren 7,122 56.22%
Whig William Henry Harrison 5,545 43.78%
Total votes 12,667 100%

Results by county

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Results provided by United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official Results by County and State.[3]

Note: Counties listed may not match modern-day county names or borders. Names, vote numbers and percentages taken from above reference.

County Martin Van Buren (D) William Henry Harrison (W)
Percentage Votes Percentage Votes
Allegan 100% 92 0% 0
Berrien 99.8% 409 0.2% 1
Branch 100% 65 0% 0
Calhoun 100% 401 0% 0
Cass 100% 164 0% 0
Chippewa 100% 37 0% 0
Clinton no returns*
Genesee 42.1% 90 57.9% 124
Hillsdale 96.3% 180 3.7% 7
Iona no returns*
Jackson & Ingham 50.1% 355 49.9% 353
Kalamazoo 100% 213 0% 0
Kent 100% 55 0% 0
Lapeer 69.4% 129 30.6% 57
Lenawee 68.7% 567 31.3% 260
Livingston 66% 142 34% 73
Macomb 90% 397 10% 44
Michilimackinac no returns*
Monroe 0.2% 2 99.8% 1,143
Oakland 43.7% 820 56.3% 1,057
Ottawa no returns*
St. Clair* 98.9% 93 1.1% 1
St. Joseph 100% 42 0% 0
Saginaw 100% 65 0% 0
Van Buren* 100% 64 0% 0
Washtenaw 61.3% 1,633 38.7% 1,032
Wayne 87.4% 1,576 12.6% 27
Totals 64% 7,434* 36% 4,177*

Note: "*" after any "No Returns" indicates that the source book did not contain any return numbers from that year/county results. A "*" after the Totals Number indicates that that is the actual number. The number listed in the Albany Argus was as follows: Van Buren (D): 7,534, Harrison (W): 4,085. A "*" after any county (St. Clair, Van Buren) means that this county came after the "Totals" section in the source.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ United States Congress (1837). Senate Journal. 24th Congress, 2nd Session, February 4. pp. 203–204. Retrieved August 20, 2006.
  2. ^ "1836 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Michael J. Dubin (2011). United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official Results by County and State. pp. 65–66. Retrieved June 11, 2023.