1836 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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Nominee Martin Van Buren Hugh Lawson White Party Democratic Whig Home state New York Tennessee Running mate Richard Mentor Johnson John Tyler Electoral vote 5 0 Popular vote 3,842 3,583 Percentage 51.74% 48.26%

Parish results Van Buren   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% White   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Tie/No Data

President before election Andrew Jackson Democratic Elected President Martin Van Buren Democratic

Apresidential election was held inLouisiana on November 8, 1836 as part of the1836 United States presidential election.^[1] Voters chose five representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.

Louisiana voted for theDemocratic candidate,Martin Van Buren, overWhig candidateHugh Lawson White. Van Buren won Louisiana by a narrow margin of 3.48%.

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