William Henry Harrison 1840 presidential campaign
Popular and electoral vote
Source (Popular Vote): Leip, David. "1840 Presidential Election Results".

William Henry Harrison 1840 presidential campaign

Section Title: Popular and electoral vote
Table Section Text: Source (Popular Vote): Leip, David. "1840 Presidential Election Results".

Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Popular vote(a)	Electoral vote	Running mate

Count	Percentage	Vice-presidential candidate

William Henry Harrison	Whig	Ohio	1,275,390	52.88%	234	John Tyler	Virginia	234

Martin Van Buren	Democratic	New York	1,128,854	46.81%	60	Richard Mentor Johnson	Kentucky	48

Littleton W. Tazewell	Virginia	11

James Knox Polk	Tennessee	1

James G. Birney	Liberty	New York	6,797	0.31%	0	Thomas Earle	Pennsylvania	0

Other	767	0.00%	—	Other	—

Total	2,411,808	100%	294	294

Needed to win	148	148

Sentence(s)

The electoral vote count was 234 for Harrison and 60 for Van Buren, with the popular vote of 1,275,390 for Harrison to 1,128,854 for Van Buren.

final_sentence: The electoral vote count was 234 for Harrison and 60 for Van Buren, with the popular vote of 1,275,390 for Harrison to 1,128,854 for Van Buren.