1836 United States presidential election in Kentucky
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{{Main|1836 United States presidential election}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1836 United States presidential election in Kentucky
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1832 United States presidential election in Kentucky
| previous_year = 1832
| next_election = 1840 United States presidential election in Kentucky
| next_year = 1840
| election_date = November 7–9, 1836
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = William Henry Harrison by James Reid Lambdin, 1835 crop.jpg
| nominee1 = William Henry Harrison
| party1 = Whig Party (United States)
| home_state1 = Ohio
| running_mate1 = Francis Granger
| electoral_vote1 = 15
| popular_vote1 = 36,861
| percentage1 = 52.59%
| image2 = Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg
| nominee2 = Martin Van Buren
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state2 = New York
| running_mate2 = Richard Johnson
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 33,229
| percentage2 = 47.41%
| map_image = Kentucky Presidential Election Results 1836.svg
| map_size = 380px
| map_caption = County Results
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Harrison
{{legend|#FED463|50-60%}}
{{legend|#FE9929|60-70%}}
{{legend|#EC7014|70-80%}}
{{legend|#CC4C02|80-90%}}
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Van Buren
{{legend|#86b6f2|50-60%}}
{{legend|#4389e3|60-70%}}
{{legend|#1666cb|70-80%}}
{{legend|#0645b4|80-90%}}
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| outgoing_members = MI
| elected_members = NY
}}
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A presidential election was held in Kentucky from November 7–9, 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 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Kentucky voted for Whig candidate William Henry Harrison over the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Kentucky by a margin of 5.18%.
Results
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colspan="6" | United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1836{{cite web|title=1836 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1836&f=1&off=0&elect=0&fips=21&submit=Retrieve|publisher=U.S. Election Atlas|access-date=4 August 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" | Whig | align="right" | 36,861 | align="right" | 52.59% | align="right" | 15 |
style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | align="right" | 33,229 | align="right" | 47.41% | align="right" | 0 |
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 70,090 | align="right" | 100.0% | align="right" | 15 |
References
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{{State Results of the 1836 U.S. presidential election}}
Category:1836 Kentucky elections
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