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Parents > United States > Alabama > President
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1840 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 09, 1840 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 09, 1840 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1841 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1845 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler September 08, 2006 07:27pm
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly's Presidential Elections Since 1789 = Burnham's account of the official returns in the state archives.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/14/1836
NameMartin Van Buren Votes20,638 (55.34%)
Term03/04/1837 - 03/04/1841 Margin3,980 (+10.67%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/11/1844
NameJames K. Polk Votes37,401 (58.99%)
Term03/04/1845 - 03/04/1849 Margin11,399 (+17.98%)
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Name (I) President Martin Van Buren Ambassador William Henry Harrison  
PartyDemocratic Whig  
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Uncertified Votes 33,996 (54.38%) 28,515 (45.62%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,481 (-8.77%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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