1836 United States presidential election in Michigan
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November 7–8, 1836
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A presidential election was held in Michigan on November 7 and 8, 1836 as part of the 1836 United States presidential election.[1] Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison in the state's first presidential election. Van Buren won the state by a margin of 12.44%.
A dispute similar to that of Indiana in 1817 and Missouri in 1821 arose during the counting of the electoral votes. Michigan only became a state on January 26, 1837, and had cast its electoral votes for president before that date. Anticipating a challenge to the results, Congress resolved on February 4, 1837, that during the counting four days later the final tally would be read twice, once with Michigan and once without Michigan. The counting proceeded in accordance with the resolution. The dispute had no bearing on the final result: either way Van Buren was elected, and either way no candidate had a majority for vice-president.[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin Van Buren | 7,122 | 56.22% | |
| Whig | William Henry Harrison | 5,545 | 43.78% | |
| Total votes | 12,667 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
[edit]| County[3][4] | Martin Van Buren Democratic |
William Henry Harrison Whig |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegan | 92 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 92 | 100.00% | 92 |
| Berrien | 408 | 99.27% | 3 | 0.73% | 405 | 98.54% | 411 |
| Branch | 23 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 23 | 100.00% | 23 |
| Calhoun | 360[b] | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 360 | 100.00% | 360 |
| Genesee | 123 | 57.48% | 91 | 42.52% | 32 | 14.95% | 214 |
| Hillsdale | 179 | 96.24% | 7 | 3.76% | 172 | 92.47% | 186 |
| Ingham[c] | 355 | 50.14% | 353 | 49.86% | 2 | 0.28% | 708 |
| Kalamazoo | 213[b] | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 213 | 100.00% | 213 |
| Lapeer | 129 | 69.35% | 57 | 30.65% | 72 | 38.71% | 186 |
| Lenawee | 558 | 68.13% | 261 | 31.87% | 297 | 36.26% | 819 |
| Livingston | 142 | 66.05% | 73 | 33.95% | 69 | 32.09% | 215 |
| Macomb | 400 | 90.29% | 43 | 9.71% | 357 | 80.59% | 443 |
| Monroe | 2 | 0.17% | 1,147 | 99.83% | -1,145 | -99.65% | 1,149 |
| Oakland | 817 | 46.18% | 952 | 53.82% | -135 | -7.63% | 1,769 |
| Saginaw | 65 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 65 | 100.00% | 65 |
| St. Joseph | 42[b] | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 42 | 100.00% | 42 |
| Washtenaw | 1,636 | 61.34% | 27 | 38.66% | 605 | 22.68% | 2,667 |
| Wayne | 1,578 | 50.82% | 1,527 | 49.18% | 51 | 1.64% | 3,105 |
| Total | 7,122 | 56.22% | 5,545 | 43.78% | 1,577 | 12.45% | 12,667 |
The state's official source reports no votes in the following counties: Cass, Chippewa, Jackson (voted with Ingham), Kent, Mackinac, St. Clair, and Van Buren. Some sources do give results for these counties, however.
| County[5] | Martin Van Buren Democratic |
William Henry Harrison Whig |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Cass | 164 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 164 | 100.00% | 164 |
| Chippewa | 37 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 37 | 100.00% | 37 |
| Kent | 55 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 55 | 100.00% | 55 |
| St. Clair | 93 | 98.94% | 1 | 1.06% | 92 | 97.88% | 94 |
| Van Buren | 64 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 64 | 100.00% | 64 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ There is considerable disagreement among sources about the results in Michigan for this election. The official Michigan Manuals themselves offer contradictory figures; the results below are taken from the county results, but in a historical summary table, the same source gives the totals as Van Buren 7,332 and Harrison 4,045.
- 1 2 3 Reported only as a majority for Van Buren, not an actual vote total.
- ↑ Includes Jackson
References
[edit]- ↑ "Election Notice". Constantine Republican. October 26, 1836.
- ↑ United States Congress (1837). Senate Journal. 24th Congress, 2nd Session, February 4. pp. 203–204. Retrieved August 20, 2006.
- 1 2 Jenney, William (1881). Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Year 1881. Lansing: W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders. pp. 213–215. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- 1 2 The Whig Almanac and Politician's Register for 1838. New York: George Dearborn & Co. 1838. p. 41. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ Michael J. Dubin (2011). United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official Results by County and State. pp. 65–66. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
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