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Apresidential election was held inMississippi from November 3–4, 1840 as part of the1840 United States presidential election.[1] Voters chose four representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Mississippi voted for theWhig candidate,William Henry Harrison, overDemocratic candidateMartin Van Buren. Harrison won Mississippi by a margin of 6.86%. As of2024, this is the only presidential election in American history in which Mississippi has voted for a different candidate thanAlabama. This would also be the last time a Democrat (or Democratic splinter) candidate lost Mississippi until 1872.
| United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1840[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Whig | William Henry Harrison ofOhio | John Tyler ofVirginia | 19,515 | 53.43% | 4 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Martin Van Buren ofNew York | Richard M. Johnson ofKentucky | 17,010 | 46.57% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 36,525 | 100.00% | 4 | 100.00% | ||||
State and district results of the1840 United States presidential election | ||
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