1840 United States presidential election in Indiana

1840 United States presidential election in Indiana
November 2, 1840
Turnout84.4% 15.2 pp
 
Nominee William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Ohio New York
Running mate John Tyler N/A
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 65,237 51,691
Percentage 55.0% 45.0%
County Results
President before election

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

Elected President

William Henry Harrison
Whig

A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 2, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. The Whig ticket of the former major general William Henry Harrison and the former U.S. senator from Virginia John Tyler defeated the incumbent Democratic president Martin Van Buren. Harrison defeated Van Buren in the national election with 234 electoral votes.


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