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The United States Presidential election of 1840 saw current President Martin Van Buren compete against William Henry Harrison, who beat off competition from Henry Clay and Winfield Scott to run as Presidential nominee.
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∙ 6y agoWilliam H. Harrison was one of the four presidents who didn't have an opponent.
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∙ 10y agoHe first ran unsuccessfully in 1836 and was elected on his second run in 1840.
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∙ 13y agoThe incumbent , President Martin Van Buren ran against Harrison in 1840.
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∙ 13y agoHe was John Tyler. People still remember their campaign slogan : "Tippecanoe and Tyler too". Harrison was the hero at the battle of Tippecanoe.
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Who ran for john tyler's vice president?
No one. Tyler was William Harrison's running mate.
Who was William H Harrison's running mate?
John Tyler, who served most of the term as president.
What was William Henry Harrison's motto when running for president?
His campaign slogan was "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." Harrison was a war hero from the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, and John Tyler was his running mate.
Who was Tippecanoe's running mate and successor?
Tippecanoe was William Henry Harrison. He ran as a Whig for President, and his vice president running mate was John Tyler. Harrison died from pneumonia about a month after his inauguration, so Tyler took over the Presidency. This was the first time a vice president took over after a president's death.
President running mate of W H Harrison?
John Tyler
Who was Harrison's vice president?
Obviously William Henry Harrison ran with John Tyler who went on to be president when Harrison died in office. Benjamin Harrison's running mate was Levi Parsons Morton from New York.The 9th President of the United States was William Henry Harrison from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841. His Vice President was John Tyler
Who was William McKinleys running mate for president?
He was running against Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan
Who was president Franklin Pierce running mate?
William R. King
Who offered Daniel Webster to be vice president?
In 1839, the Whigs offered the vice-presidency to Webster to run with William Henry Harrison. but he refused. The Whigs won the election in 1840. William Henry Harrison was elected President with John Tyler his running mate.
How did John Tyler get elected?
John Tyler was never elected U. S. President. He was William Henry Harrison's running mate in the 1840 election, so his presidency was the completion of President Harrison's term after the President's death 31 days after he took office. President Tyler did not run for reelection in 1844.
Who were the Whig candidates in the 1840 election?
William Henry Harrison and his running mate, John Tyler, were the Whig candidates in 1840.
What were John Tyler election results?
Whig Party candidate William Henry Harrison won the 1840 presidential election defeating Democratic Party incumbent President Martin Van Buren. John Tyler was William Henry Harrison's vice president running mate. In the 1840 presidential election there was a total of 294 electoral votes thereby requiring a majority of 148 votes to win the presidential election. William Henry Harrison and John Tyler received 234 electoral votes. Martin Van Buren and his vice president running mate received 60 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Harrison/Tyler 1,275,390 and Van Buren 1,128,854. Tyler ascended to the presidency after Harrison's death in April 1841.
