United States · presidential election
1840 election
President elected
William H. Harrison
Electoral College result
Winner: 234 | Main Opponent: 60 | Total/Majority: 294/148
Electoral votes by state
National Archives result| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Harrison, of Ohio | Martin Van Buren, of New York | John Tyler, of Virginia | Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky | Littleton W. Tazewell, of Virginia | James K. Polk, of Tennessee | ||
| Alabama | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Georgia | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | - |
| Illinois | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - |
| Indiana | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | - |
| Louisiana | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Maine | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Maryland | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | - |
| Michigan | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Mississippi | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Missouri | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - |
| New Jersey | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| New York | 42 | 42 | - | 42 | - | - | - |
| North Carolina | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | - |
| Ohio | 21 | 21 | - | 21 | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | 11 | - |
| Tennessee | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | - |
| Vermont | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| Virginia | 23 | - | 23 | - | 22 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 294 | 234 | 60 | 234 | 48 | 11 | 1 |
Electoral College figures: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.