William Henry Harrison and his running mate, John Tyler, were the Whig candidates in 1840.
In the election of 1852 the Whig Party began to be destroyed. The party was divided on whether or not to allow slavery in the new territories.
The first party platform in 1840 was released by the Democratic Party, although the Whigs did release a platform for the 1844 election. The platform release had four sections. A good place to view party platforms through present-day is: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=25852
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too", became their favorite slogan.
John Adams, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney were candidates for the federalist and Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr were candidates for the republican
The Whig Party
The Whig party candidates for the presidential election of 1840 were William Henry Harrison, Henry Clay, and Winfield Scott.
The Whigs ran William Henry Harrison in 1840 and won .
1848 Whig Party Candidate Zachary TaylorThe candidates for the Presidential election of 1848 were Zachary Taylor (Whig), Lewis Cass (Democratic), and Martin Van Buren (Free Soil). Zachary Taylor won the election to become the 12th President of the United States. President Taylor was in office from March 4, 1849 until July 9, 1850 when he died of gastroenteritis. Taylor was succeeded by his Vice President, Millard Fillmore.
In the US presidential election of 1836, Democrat Martin Van Buren defeated Whig William Henry Harrison. (The same two candidates ran against each again in 1840, with Harrison winning.)
William Henry Harrison, from Whig Party. With 52.9%.
I'm pretty sure the Whig party won, but I'm not positive IMPROVEMENT The Whig Party won the election, William Henry Harrison was elected resident.
The economic depression following the Panic of 1837 and the way President Van Buren handled it led to his downfall in 1840.
The economic depression following the Panic of 1837 and the way President Van Buren handled it led to his downfall in 1840.
The economic depression following the Panic of 1837 and the way President Van Buren handled it led to his downfall in 1840.
Martin Van Buren was elected as a member of the Democratic party of Andrew Jackson. His opposition was the Whig party. ( After he was defeated for re-election in 1840, he was nominated in 1848 by the Free Soil Party (abolitionist) and got enough votes in New York to throw the state and election to Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. )
In the 1840 US Presidential election, a total of 148electoral votes were required to secure election as President. The victor, Whig candidate William Harrison, was elected with 234 - a majority of 174 and 86 more than was required to win.
In the election of 1852 the Whig Party began to be destroyed. The party was divided on whether or not to allow slavery in the new territories.