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Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 3 to December 7, 1836. Incumbent Vice President Martin Van Buren , candidate of the Democratic Party , defeated four candidates fielded by the nascent Whig Party .
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
October 22 – Sam Houston is inaugurated as first elected president of the Republic of Texas. December 4 – Whig Party holds its first national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. December 7 – U.S. presidential election, 1836: Martin Van Buren defeats William Henry Harrison.
The 1836 United States elections elected the members of the 25th United States Congress. The election saw the emergence of the Whig Party , which succeeded the National Republican Party in the Second Party System as the primary opposition to the Democratic Party .
The presidency of Martin Van Buren began on March 4, 1837, when Martin Van Buren was inaugurated as 8th President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1841.Van Buren, the incumbent vice president and chosen successor of President Andrew Jackson, took office after defeating multiple Whig Party candidates in the 1836 presidential election.
The president of the Republic of Texas (Spanish: Presidente de la República de Tejas) was the head of state and head of government while Texas was an independent republic between 1836 and 1845. The president served as the commander-in-chief of the Texas Military Forces .
The 1836 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
The following elections occurred in the year 1836. Europe. Spain February 1836 Spanish general election ... 1836 United States presidential election; South America