United States presidential election in Illinois, 1840

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

Illinois voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. Van Buren won Illinois by a margin of 2.01%.

Results

United States presidential election in Illinois, 1840^[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Martin Van Buren of New York	Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky	47,441	50.92%	5	100.00%
	Whig	William Henry Harrison of Ohio	John Tyler of Virginia	45,574	48.91%	0	0.00%
	Liberty	James G. Birney of New York	Thomas Earle of Pennsylvania	160	0.17%	0	0.00%
Total				93,175	100.00%	5	100.00%

References

↑ "1840 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

State Results of the 1840 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren James G. Birney

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Other 1840 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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