1840 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

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| election_name = 1840 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

| country = Massachusetts

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1836 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

| previous_year = 1836

| next_election = 1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

| next_year = 1844

| turnout = 66.7%Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072. {{increase}} 23.3 pp

| election_date = November 9, 1840

| image_size = x200px

| image1 = William Henry Harrison crop.jpg

| nominee1 = William Henry Harrison

| party1 = Whig Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Ohio

| running_mate1 = John Tyler

| electoral_vote1 = 14

| popular_vote1 = 72,852

| percentage1 = 57.44%

| image2 = Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg

| nominee2 = Martin Van Buren

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state2 = New York

| running_mate2 = none

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 52,355

| percentage2 = 41.28%

| title = President

| before_election = Martin Van Buren

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| before_color = FF3333

| after_election = William Henry Harrison

| after_party = Whig Party (United States)

| after_color = FF3333

| map_image = Massachusetts Presidential Election Results 1840.svg

| map_size = 401px

| map_caption = County Results

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Harrison

{{legend|#FEE391|40–50%}}

{{legend|#FED463|50–60%}}

{{legend|#FE9929|60–70%}}

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Van Buren

{{legend|#B9D7FF|40–50%}}

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| outgoing_members = MD

| elected_members = DE

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A presidential election was held in Massachusetts on November 9, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election.{{cite book |last1=Dubin |first1=Michael J. |title=United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State |date=2002 |publisher=McFarland & Co. |location=Jefferson, NC |page=xvi}} Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Massachusetts voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Massachusetts by a margin of 16.16%.