1840 Presidential Election

Results of the presidential election of 1840, won by William H. Harrison with 234 electoral votes.

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John Tyler’s Cabinet

President: William Henry Harrison (1841) and John Tyler (1841-1845)

Vice President: John Tyler (1841) and None (1841-1845)

Secretary of State: Daniel Webster (1841-1843), Abel P. Upshur (1843-1844), John C. Calhoun (1844-1845)

Secretary of the Treasury: Walter Forward (1841-1843), John Canfield Spencer (1843-1844), George M. Bibb (1844-1845)

Secretary of War: John Canfield Spencer (1841-1843), James Madison Porter (1843-1844), William Wilkins (1844-1845)

Attorney General: Hugh S. Legaru00e9 (1841-1843), John Nelson (1843-1845)

Postmaster General: Charles A. Wickliffe (1841-1845)

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1840 Candidate Electoral Votes

148 to win
1,128,854 popular votes (46.8%)
Running Mate: Richard Mentor Johnson
1,275,390 popular votes (52.9%)
Running Mate: John Tyler

Harrison died on April 4, 1841, replaced by John Tyler.

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

7

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

3

California

Colorado

Connecticut

8

Delaware

3

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

11

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

5

Indiana

9

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

15

Louisiana

5

Maine

10

Maryland

10

Massachusetts

14

Michigan

3

Minnesota

Mississippi

4

Missouri

4

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

7

New Jersey

8

New Mexico

New York

42

North Carolina

15

North Dakota

Ohio

21

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

30

Rhode Island

4

South Carolina

11

South Dakota

Tennessee

15

Texas

Utah

Vermont

7

Virginia

23

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming