Whigs won because van buren made up worthless currency && in result people lost their farms& Land houses and thousands of banks and Business had to foreclose
Andrew Jackson won with Martin Van Buren as his VP.
Martin Van Buren won the presidential election of 1836. He became rather unpopular after the Panic of 1837.
The public's dissatisfaction with the economic depression.
Incumbent Vice-president Martin Van Buren, Jackson Democrat, won the election of 1836.
In the election of 1836, Martin Van Buren of the Democratic Party won the presidency. Van Buren received the majority of the electoral votes, defeating his Whig Party opponent, William Henry Harrison. Van Buren was the chosen successor of President Andrew Jackson and served as the 8th President of the United States.
The Whig party's inability to unify across regional lines.
Technically no one, because there was no election that year. Martin van Buren was elected in 1836, and inaugurated in '37.
Martin Van Buren won the 1836 presidential election defeating William Henry Harrison. In the 1836 presidential election Martin Van Buren received 170 electoral votes, William Henry Harrison received 73 electoral votes, Hugh L. White received 26 electoral votes, Daniel Webster received 14 electoral votes, and William P. Mangum received 11 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Van Buren 764,176 and Harrison 558,816.
Martin Van Buren won the 1836 presidential election defeating William Henry Harrison. In the 1836 presidential election Martin Van Buren received 170 electoral votes, William Henry Harrison received 73 electoral votes, Hugh L. White received 26 electoral votes, Daniel Webster received 14 electoral votes, and William P. Mangum received 11 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Van Buren 764,176 and Harrison 558,816.
Martin Van Buren won the 1836 presidential election defeating William Henry Harrison. In the 1836 presidential election Martin Van Buren received 170 electoral votes, William Henry Harrison received 73 electoral votes, Hugh L. White received 26 electoral votes, Daniel Webster received 14 electoral votes, and William P. Mangum received 11 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Van Buren 764,176 and Harrison 558,816.
President Van Buren lost that election 60 to 234.
Andrew Jackson was president all of 1836. Van Buren was vice-president in 1836. He did not become president until 1837 and served one term, until March 4, 1841.