The 1840 United States presidential election in New York took place between October 30 and December 2, 1840, as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. Voters chose 42 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
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| Turnout | 91.9%[1]  21.4 pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New York voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won New York by a narrow margin of 3.00%.
Results
| 1840 United States presidential election in New York[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
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| Whig | William Henry Harrison of Ohio | John Tyler of Virginia | 226,001 | 51.18% | 42 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Martin Van Buren of New York | Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky | 212,733 | 48.18% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Liberty | James G. Birney of New York | Thomas Earle of Pennsylvania | 2,809 | 0.64% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 441,543 | 100.00% | 42 | 100.00% | ||||