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Two other Whigs, Daniel Webster and Willie Person Mangum, carried Massachusetts and South Carolina respectively on single-state tickets. Despite facing multiple candidates, Van Buren won a majority of the electoral vote, and he won a majority of the popular vote in both the North and the South.
The 1836 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
Virginia's electors refused to vote for Richard Mentor Johnson, Van Buren's running mate, leaving Johnson short of a majority of electoral votes for vice president. The Senate elected Johnson in a contingent election , the only time the Senate has ever chosen the vice president.
The 1836–37 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 4, 1836, and November 7, 1837. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives , either before or after the first session of the 25th United States Congress convened on September 4, 1837.
The 1836 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
The 1836–37 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures .
Seated November 9, 1836 North Carolina 12: James Graham (NR) Seat declared vacant March 29, 1836 James Graham (NR) Seated December 5, 1836 Pennsylvania 24: John Banks (AM) Resigned March 31, 1836 John J. Pearson (NR) Seated December 5, 1836 South Carolina 8: Richard I. Manning (J) Died May 1, 1836 John P. Richardson (J) Seated December 19, 1836