1840 United States presidential election
Results

1840 United States presidential election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

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

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William Henry Harrison, a Whig party member from Ohio, participated in the 1840 United States presidential election.

final_sentence: William Henry Harrison, a Whig party member from Ohio, participated in the 1840 United States presidential election.