A presidential election was held in Michigan from November 2–3, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Michigan voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Michigan by a narrow margin of 4.14%. This was the only time Michigan voted for a Whig Party candidate.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Whig Party William Henry Harrison Hezekiah G. Wells22,933 Whig Party William Henry Harrison Thomas J. Drake22,912 Whig Party William Henry Harrison John Van Fossen22,821 Democratic Party Martin Van Buren Charles Moran21,096 Democratic Party Martin Van Buren Charles E. Stuart21,096 Democratic Party Martin Van Buren Kinsley S. Bingham21,095 Liberty Party James G. Birney Arthur S. Porter321 Liberty Party James G. Birney Thomas McGee270 Liberty Party James G. Birney Augustus L. Porter253Votes cast 44,350
Results by county County William Henry HarrisonWhig Martin Van BurenDemocratic James G. BirneyLiberty Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan25759.49%17440.28%10.23%8319.21%432Barry12854.94%10545.06%00.00%239.87%233Berrien54849.64%55350.09%30.27%-5-0.45%1,104Branch54346.41%61652.65%110.94%-73-6.24%1,170Calhoun1,15348.96%1,16949.64%331.40%-16-0.68%2,355Cass67055.65%52743.77%70.58%14311.88%1,204Clinton22160.38%14539.62%00.00%7620.77%366Eaton33759.54%22940.46%00.00%10819.08%566Genesee51356.62%38041.94%131.43%13314.68%906Hillsdale84353.69%72145.92%60.38%1227.77%1,570Ingham26550.38%26149.62%00.00%40.76%526Ionia26654.62%21944.97%20.41%479.65%487Jackson1,50455.68%1,12141.50%762.81%38314.18%2,701Kalamazoo95455.30%74443.13%271.57%21012.17%1,725Kent31949.92%32050.08%00.00%-1-0.16%639Lapeer49254.36%41345.64%00.00%798.73%905Lenawee2,11753.06%1,86546.74%80.20%2526.32%3,990Livingston70045.34%84454.66%00.00%-144-9.33%1,544Mackinac8551.83%7948.17%00.00%63.66%164Macomb98246.63%1,12453.37%00.00%-142-6.74%2,106Monroe93947.83%1,02352.11%10.05%-84-4.28%1,963Oakland2,37249.92%2,36549.77%150.32%70.15%4,752Ottawa8147.93%8852.07%00.00%-7-4.14%169Saginaw8947.09%10052.91%00.00%-11-5.82%189Shiawassee28364.03%15935.97%00.00%12428.05%442St. Clair51753.69%44646.31%00.00%717.37%963St. Joseph80051.25%76148.75%00.00%392.50%1,561Van Buren18242.03%25157.97%00.00%-69-15.94%433Washtenaw2,52754.41%2,05744.29%601.29%47010.12%4,644Wayne2,24649.82%2,23749.62%250.55%90.20%4,508Total22,93351.71%21,09647.57%3210.72%1,8374.15%44,350
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig
Allegan Genesee Hillsdale Ingham Kalamazoo Lapeer Lenawee St. Joseph Washtenaw Wayne
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Monroe
See also United States presidential elections in Michigan
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