1836 United States presidential election in Alabama
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1836 United States presidential election in Alabama
| country = Alabama
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1832 United States presidential election in Alabama
| previous_year = 1832
| next_election = 1840 United States presidential election in Alabama
| next_year = 1840
| election_date = November 14, 1836
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg
| nominee1 = Martin Van Buren
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state1 = New York
| running_mate1 = Richard M. Johnson
| electoral_vote1 = 7
| popular_vote1 = 20,638
| percentage1 = 55.34%
| image2 = HLWhite.jpg
| nominee2 = Hugh L. White
| party2 = Whig Party (United States)
| home_state2 = Tennessee
| running_mate2 = John Tyler
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 16,658
| percentage2 = 44.66%
| map_image = File:Alabama Presidential Election Results 1836.svg
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = County results
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Van Buren
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White
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Unknown/No Vote
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| title = President
| before_election = Andrew Jackson
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Martin Van Buren
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| colour2 = 800080
| outgoing_members = LA
| elected_members = MD
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A presidential election was held in Alabama on November 14, 1836 as part of the 1836 United States presidential election.{{cite news |title=Presidential Elections |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=WM18361112.1.3 |work=Weekly Messenger |date=November 12, 1836}} Voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Alabama voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate Hugh White. Van Buren won Alabama by a margin of 10.68%.
Results
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| colspan="6" | 1836 United States presidential election in Alabama{{cite web|title=1836 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1836&f=1&off=0&elect=0&fips=1&submit=Retrieve|publisher=U.S. Election Atlas|access-date=August 4, 2012}} |
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| colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 17em" |Candidate ! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes |
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| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | align="right" | 20,638 | align="right" | 55.34% | align="right" | 7 |
| style="background-color:#F0C862; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Whig | align="right" | 16,658 | align="right" | 44.66% | align="right" | 0 |
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 37,296 | align="right" | 100.00% | align="right" | 7 |
= Results By County =
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! rowspan="2" |County{{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |title=United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State |isbn=978-0-7864-6422-7}} ! colspan="2" |Martin Van Buren ! colspan="2" |Hugh Lawson White ! rowspan="2" |Total Votes Cast | |||||
| data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" |#
! data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" |% ! data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" |# ! data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" |% | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Autauga | {{party shading/Democratic}} |565 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |48.13% | style="color:White; background:#800080;" |609 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |51.87% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |1,174 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Baldwin | {{party shading/Democratic}} |74 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |63.25% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |43 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |36.75% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |117 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Barbour | {{party shading/Democratic}} |291 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |47.63% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |320 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |52.37% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |611 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Benton | {{party shading/Democratic}} |637 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |68.94% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |287 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |31.06% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |924 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Bibb | {{party shading/Democratic}} |297 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |75.38% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |97 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |24.62% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |394 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Blount | {{party shading/Democratic}} |480 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |89.72% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |55 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |10.28% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |535 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Butler | {{party shading/Democratic}} |144 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.69% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |341 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |70.31% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |485 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Cherokee | {{party shading/Democratic}} |180 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.65% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |242 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |57.35% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |422 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Clarke | {{party shading/Democratic}} |386 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |72.97% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |143 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |27.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |529 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Conecuh | {{party shading/Democratic}} |88 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |23.59% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |285 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |76.41% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |373 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Coosa | {{party shading/Democratic}} |130 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |70.27% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |55 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |29.73% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |185 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Covington | {{party shading/Democratic}} |27 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.34% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |62 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |69.66% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |89 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Dale | {{party shading/Democratic}} |133 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |71.51% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |53 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |28.49% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |186 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Dallas | {{party shading/Democratic}} |456 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.24% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |916 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |66.76% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |1,372 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |DeKalb | {{party shading/Democratic}} |378 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |90.00% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |42 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |10.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |420 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Fayette | {{party shading/Democratic}} |580 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |86.57% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |90 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |13.43% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |670 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Franklin | {{party shading/Democratic}} |593 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |59.90% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |397 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |40.10% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |990 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Greene | {{party shading/Democratic}} |672 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.65% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |1,113 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |62.35% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |1,785 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Henry | {{party shading/Democratic}} |131 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |52.61% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |118 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |47.39% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |249 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Jackson | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,626 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |94.81% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |89 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |5.19% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,715 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Jefferson | {{party shading/Democratic}} |536 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |69.97% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |230 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |30.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |766 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Lauderdale | {{party shading/Democratic}} |917 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |68.84% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |415 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |31.16% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,332 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Lawrence | {{party shading/Democratic}} |600 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |51.55% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |564 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |48.45% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,164 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Limestone | {{party shading/Democratic}} |715 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |69.15% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |319 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |30.85% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,034 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Lowndes | {{party shading/Democratic}} |316 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |26.67% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |869 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |73.33% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |1,185 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Macon | {{party shading/Democratic}} |34 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |18.48% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |150 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |81.52% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |184 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Madison | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,678 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |79.98% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |420 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |20.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,098 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Marengo | {{party shading/Democratic}} |422 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |44.66% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |523 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |55.34% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |945 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Marion | {{party shading/Democratic}} |299 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |67.80% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |142 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |32.20% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |441 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Marshall | {{party shading/Democratic}} |539 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |84.22% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |101 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |15.78% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |640 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Mobile | {{party shading/Democratic}} |866 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |53.96% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |739 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |46.04% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,605 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Monroe | {{party shading/Democratic}} |307 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.72% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |447 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |59.28% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |754 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Montgomery | {{party shading/Democratic}} |723 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.37% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |944 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |56.63% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |1,667 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Morgan | {{party shading/Democratic}} |568 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |54.46% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |475 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |45.54% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,043 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Perry | {{party shading/Democratic}} |290 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |25.96% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |827 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |74.04% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |1,117 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Pickens | {{party shading/Democratic}} |432 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |47.95% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |469 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |52.05% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |901 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Pike | {{party shading/Democratic}} |304 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |49.27% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |313 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |50.73% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |617 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Randolph | {{party shading/Democratic}} |56 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |46.28% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |65 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |53.72% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |121 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Russell | {{party shading/Democratic}} |40 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |20.62% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |154 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |79.38% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |194 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Shelby | {{party shading/Democratic}} |198 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.60% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |343 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |63.40% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |541 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |St. Clair | {{party shading/Democratic}} |464 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |94.69% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |26 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |5.31% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |490 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Sumter | {{party shading/Democratic}} |631 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |44.44% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |789 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |55.56% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |1,420 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Talladega | {{party shading/Democratic}} |413 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |52.34% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |376 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |47.66% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |789 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Tallapoosa | {{party shading/Democratic}} |63 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.13% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |98 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |60.87% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |161 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Tuscaloosa | {{party shading/Democratic}} |841 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |53.53% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |730 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |46.47% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,571 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Walker | {{party shading/Democratic}} |110 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |59.14% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |76 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |40.86% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |186 | |||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Washington | {{party shading/Democratic}} |166 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |64.84% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |90 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |35.16% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |256 | |||||
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| style="color:white; background:#800080;" |Wilcox | {{party shading/Democratic}} |242 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.50% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |607 | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |71.50% | style="color:white; background:#800080;" |849 | |||||
| Totals | 21,231 | 55.45% | 17,055 | 44.55% | 38,286 |
See also
References
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