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Apresidential election was held inVermont on November 15, 1836 as part of the1836 United States presidential election.[1] Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Vermont voted forWhig candidateWilliam Henry Harrison overDemocratic candidateMartin Van Buren. Harrison won Vermont by a margin of 19.86%.
This would be the final time a Democratic candidate would carryEssex County untilFranklin D. Roosevelt won it 104 years later in1940.
1836 would stand as the strongest performance for a Democratic candidate in Vermont until 96 years later in1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt performed slightly better with 41.08%.
Harrison would later win Vermont againfour years later when he defeated Van Buren.
| 1836 United States presidential election in Vermont[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
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| Whig | William Henry Harrison ofOhio | Francis Granger ofNew York | 20,994 | 59.93% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Martin Van Buren ofNew York | Richard M. Johnson ofKentucky | 14,037 | 40.07% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 35,031 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% | ||||
State and district results of the1836 United States presidential election | ||
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