1836 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1836 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1836

November 3 – December 7, 1836

Nominee Martin Van Buren Hugh Lawson White Party Democratic Whig Home state New York Tennessee Running mate Richard Mentor Johnson John Tyler Electoral vote 15 0 Popular vote 26,631 23,531 Percentage 53.10% 46.89%

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

North Carolina voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate Hugh White. Van Buren won North Carolina by a margin of 6.2%.

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1836[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Martin Van Buren of New York	Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky	26,631	53.10%	15	100.00%
	Whig	Hugh White of Tennessee	John Tyler of Virginia	23,521	46.89%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	1	0.01%	0	0.00%
Total				50,153	100.00%	15	100.00%

References

1. "1836 Presidential General Election Results - North Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.