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 Encyclopedia: U.S. presidential election, 1840
The U.S. presidential election of 1840 saw President Martin Van Buren fight for re-election against an economic depression and a Whig Party unified for the first time behind war hero William Henry Harrison.
This election was unique in that electors cast votes for four men who had been or would become President of the United States: current President Martin Van Buren; President-elect William Henry Harrison; Vice-President-elect John Tyler, who would succeed Harrison upon his death; and James Polk, who received one electoral vote for Vice President.
The Battle of Tippecanoe was a decisive victory by United States forces led by then-Governor of the Indiana Territory William Henry Harrison over the forces of Tecumsehs growing American Indian confederation.
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U.S. presidential election, 1824 to U.S. presidential election, 2004 timeline
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 Wikinfo U.S. presidential election
Voter turnout in Presidential elections has been on the decline in recent years, although it bounced back slightly during the 2000 election from 1996's lows.
The last election was held on November 7, 2000.
The election of the United States President is governed by Section 1 of Article Two of the United States Constitution, as amended by Amendment XII.
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 ipedia.com: U.S. presidential election, 1840 Article
See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1840, History of the United States (1776-1865)
Other elections: 1828, 1832, 1836, 1840, 1844, 1848, 1852
Presidential Candidate Electoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate William Henry Harrison of Ohio 234 1,275,016 Whig John Tyler of Virginia Martin Van Buren of New York 60 1,129,102 Democrat Ri...
www.ipedia.com /u_s__presidential_election__1840.html   (94 words)

  
 Political and Campaign Songs In American Popular Music, Page 1
The incredible success of the 1840 election "Tippicanoe" songs not only ensured Harrison and Tyler's victory but for the next 100 years afterward spawned a stream of odes, songs, waltzes, marches and polkas for presidential candidates.
The election of 1840 marked a watershed as in that year, the campaign song came of age with a series of songs in support of William Henry Harrison, America's 9th President (that's him on the cover, above) were published.
Though not a Presidential election, there are many Federal, State and local governmental positions up for grabs including Governors, Senators and Representatives.
parlorsongs.com /issues/2002-11/thismonth/feature.asp   (2604 words)

  
 Anecdotage.com - politics anecdotes. Anecdotes From Yeats to Gates
Martin Van Buren's presidential election campaign in 1840 was bedeviled by probl...
As the Democratic candidate in the 1960 presidential election, JFK was surprised...
During a primary debate in the run-up to the 2000 presidential election, George...
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 AllPolitics - Presidential Debates - History
Presidential candidates were expected to keep quiet, and it was not until 1840 that a presidential candidate (William Henry Harrison of the Whig party) even stumped to advocate his own election.
Although the 1960 debates were popular with the public and broadcast nationally on network television, presidential debates took a hiatus until 1976.
The 1980 debates allowed Ronald Reagan to present himself as a moderate and humorous candidate -- shedding criticism by President Carter that he was conservative to the extreme.
cgi.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/1996/debates/history   (1559 words)

  
 Anecdotage.com - Elections anecdotes. Anecdotes From Yeats to Gates
Martin Van Buren's presidential election campaign in 1840 was bedeviled by probl...
One day during the 2000 presidential election race, George W. Bush was asked by...
During the 1968 presidential election race, Lyndon B. Johnson suggested that his...
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 TP: Images of American Political History
Map of the distribution of U. population in 1840.
Map of the distribution of U. population in 1820.
Map of 1820, showing free and slave territories.
teachpol.tcnj.edu /amer_pol_hist/_browse_maps.htm   (64 words)

  
 Presidential Election Law - Don't Litigate - Negotiate!
In six other elections (1828, 1840, 1844, 1848, 1864, and 1868), the shift of a small number of votes in a few states — fewer than 20,000 in the first four -- would have resulted in the election of the other candidate.
In 1876, the outcome of the election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden was in doubt for months as the result of the submission of double slates of electors in four states.
The very first seriously contested presidential election, in 1800, was thrown into the House of Representatives after an Electoral College tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr that resulted from a double-balloting anomaly in the Constitution.
jurist.law.pitt.edu /election/electionross3.htm   (2512 words)

  
 TP: Images of American Political History
Map of the distribution of U. population in 1840.
Map of the distribution of U. population in 1820.
Map of 1820, showing free and slave territories.
teachpol.tcnj.edu /amer_pol_hist/_browse_maps.htm   (64 words)

  
 Presidential Election Law - Don't Litigate - Negotiate!
In six other elections (1828, 1840, 1844, 1848, 1864, and 1868), the shift of a small number of votes in a few states — fewer than 20,000 in the first four -- would have resulted in the election of the other candidate.
In 1876, the outcome of the election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden was in doubt for months as the result of the submission of double slates of electors in four states.
The very first seriously contested presidential election, in 1800, was thrown into the House of Representatives after an Electoral College tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr that resulted from a double-balloting anomaly in the Constitution.
jurist.law.pitt.edu /election/electionross3.htm   (2512 words)

  
 TP: Images of American Political History
Map of the distribution of U. population in 1840.
Map of the distribution of U. population in 1820.
Map of the distribution of U. population in 1810.
teachpol.tcnj.edu /amer_pol_hist/_browse_maps.htm   (64 words)

  
 U.S. presidential election, 1840
The U.S. presidential election of 1840 saw President Martin Van Buren fight for re-election against an economic depression and a Whig Party unified for the first time behind war hero William Henry Harrison.
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections (July 27, 2005).
This election was unique in that electors cast votes for four men who had been or would become President of the United States: current President Martin Van Buren; President-elect William Henry Harrison; Vice-President-elect John Tyler, who would succeed Harrison upon his death; and James Polk, who received one electoral vote for Vice President.
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 List of election results
This is a list of election results from around the world.
UK Regional and local elections (including Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales)
There is also a list of political parties and a list of politics by country.
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 Quincy
of Pennsylvania (83) William Smith of South Carolina (7) Other Total 100.0% Other elections: 1816, 1820, 1824, 1828, 1832, 1836, 1840 Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register The election was held on
Questions about the extent of Quincy Allen’s mental illness took up much of Monday’s testimony in his capital murder trial.At issue during the sentencing phase of the trial is whether Allen knew right from wrong when he started a 2002 crime spree that killed two local residents.
County, Michigan Houghton County is a county located in the U.S. State of Michigan.
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 History: United States History - Stats
Elections: 1789 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996
"The World Almanac Of The U. A." World Almanac Books, New Jersey.
www.usahistory.com /stats   (66 words)

  
 Current Holdings
Electoral Data for Counties in the United States: Presidential and Congressional Races, 1840-1972
General Election Data for the United States, 1970-1988
NBC News/Associated Press Ohio Republican Primary Election Day Voter Poll, 1982
ucdata.berkeley.edu /CURRENT/current_d_n.html   (66 words)

  
 Anecdotage.com - Elections anecdotes. Anecdotes From Yeats to Gates
Martin Van Buren's presidential election campaign in 1840 was bedeviled by probl...
As the Democratic candidate in the 1960 presidential election, JFK was surprised...
In the run-up to the 1920 presidential election, as a potential candidate for th...
www.anecdotage.com /browse.php?term=Elections   (66 words)

  
 Anecdotage.com - politics anecdotes. Anecdotes From Yeats to Gates
Martin Van Buren's presidential election campaign in 1840 was bedeviled by probl...
As the Democratic candidate in the 1960 presidential election, JFK was surprised...
During a primary debate in the run-up to the 2000 presidential election, George...
www.anecdotage.com /browse.php?term=politics   (66 words)

  
 Anecdotage.com - politics anecdotes. Anecdotes From Yeats to Gates
Martin Van Buren's presidential election campaign in 1840 was bedeviled by probl...
As the Democratic candidate in the 1960 presidential election, JFK was surprised...
During a primary debate in the run-up to the 2000 presidential election, George...
www.anecdotage.com /browse.php?term=politics   (66 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: History of Guatemala
Guatemala held presidential, legislative, and municipal elections on November 7, 1999, and a runoff presidential election on December 26.
Guatemala gained independence from Spain on September 15, 1821; it briefly became part of the Mexican Empire and then for a period belonged to a federation called The United Provinces of Central America, until the federation broke up in civil war in 1838–1840 (See: History of Central America).
Presidential and congressional elections were held on November 11, 1990.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Guatemala   (6314 words)

  
 U.S. presidential election, 1840 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The U.S. presidential election of 1840 saw President Martin Van Buren fight for re-election against an economic depression and a Whig Party unified for the first time behind war hero William Henry Harrison.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1840   (6314 words)

  
 Databases: ALL DATABASES: Abstracts/Fulltext/Indexes
Contains transcripts of speeches, television ads and debates of twelve United States general election Presidential campaigns from 1952 through 1996.
The materials begin around 1840 and extend to the present, focusing heavily on the period from 1920 to 1980.
This legal database provides fully-searchable and image-based text of over 500 law journals, Supreme Court Reports, Treaties in Force, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1977-2003) and the Federal Register (1936-1994).
www.library.villanova.edu /articles/databasetitle/dblis.htm   (6314 words)

  
 AllPolitics - Presidential Debates - History
Presidential candidates were expected to keep quiet, and it was not until 1840 that a presidential candidate (William Henry Harrison of the Whig party) even stumped to advocate his own election.
Presidential debates are now an expected, if not institutionalized, part of the American political process.
In 1952, two months after the nationally televised League of Women Voters debate, Sen. Blair Moody (D-Michigan) became the first to make the specific recommendation that the presidential nominees of each party debate.
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