United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1840

The 1840 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place between October 30 and December 2, 1840, as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Connecticut voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Connecticut by a margin of 11.1%.

Results

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1840[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	William Henry Harrison of Ohio	John Tyler of Virginia	31,598	55.55%	8	100.00%
	Democratic	Martin Van Buren of New York	Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky	25,281	44.45%	0	0.00%
Total				56,879	100.00%	8	100.00%

References

1. "1840 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.