A presidential election was held in Missouri on November 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Missouri voted for the Democratic nominee, Martin Van Buren, over Whig nominee Hugh Lawson White. Van Buren won Missouri by a margin of 19.96%.
Results 1836 United States presidential election in MissouriPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Martin Van Buren 10,995 59.98% 4 Whig Hugh Lawson White 7,337 40.02% 0 Totals 18,332 100.0% 4
Results by county +1836 United States presidential election in Missouri (by county)CountyMartin Van BurenDemocraticHugh Lawson WhiteWhigTotal votescast#%#%Barry55100.00%00.00%55Benton7594.94%45.06%79Boone56744.26%71455.74%1,281Callaway61658.00%44642.00%1,062Cape Girardeau43574.49%14925.51%584Carroll14281.14%3318.86%175Chariton18869.12%8430.88%272Clay34755.17%28244.83%629Clinton12973.30%4726.70%176Cole57688.75%7311.25%649Crawford8659.31%5940.69%145Franklin23864.15%13335.85%371Gasconade11558.67%8141.33%196Greene14092.72%117.28%151Howard61963.62%35436.38%973Jackson48972.77%18327.23%672Jefferson13860.79%8939.21%227Johnson24075.47%7824.53%318Lafayette29464.05%16535.95%459Lewis29860.20%19739.80%495Lincoln23646.18%27553.82%511Madison10966.46%5533.54%164Marion33849.63%34350.37%681Monroe31753.10%28046.90%597Montgomery9235.25%16964.75%261Morgan21680.90%5119.10%267Perry17391.05%178.95%190Pettis16171.56%6428.44%225Pike41550.61%40549.39%820Polk8055.17%6544.83%145Pulaski23082.44%4917.56%279Ralls15155.31%12244.69%273Randolph39967.17%19532.83%594Ray22148.79%23251.21%453Ripley7097.22%22.78%72Rives10872.97%4027.03%148Saline17856.87%13543.13%313Shelby6367.02%3132.98%94St. Charles23745.66%28254.34%519St. Francois13748.75%14451.25%281St. Louis68144.69%84355.31%1,524Ste. Genevieve9767.36%4732.64%144Stoddard7080.46%1719.54%87Warren7633.63%15066.37%226Washington31155.94%24544.06%556Totals10,95359.55%7,44040.45%18,393
See also United States presidential elections in Missouri
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