The 1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the
1832 United States presidential election
The 1832 United States presidential election was the 12th quadrennial presidential election, held from November 2 to December 5, 1832. Incumbent president Andrew Jackson, candidate of the Democratic Party, defeated Henry Clay, candidate of the ...
. Voters chose 30 representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
President and
Vice President.
Pennsylvania voted for the
Democratic
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candidate,
Andrew Jackson, over the
Anti-Masonic candidate,
William Wirt. Jackson won Pennsylvania by a margin of 15.92%.
National Republican candidate
Henry Clay
Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...
did not appear on the official ballot.
Although
Martin Van Buren was nominated as Jackson's running mate nationally, Pennsylvania's 30 electors choose native
William Wilkins as his running mate instead.
Although Wirt lost Pennsylvania, with 42.04 percentage points, the Keystone State would prove to be his strongest in terms of popular vote percentage.
Vermont, the only state to vote for Wirt, only gave him 40.79 percentage points.
Results
See also
*
List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania
United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania occur when voters in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania cast ballots for electors to the Electoral College as part of a national election to elect the President and Vice President of the U ...
Notes
References
Pennsylvania
1832
Events
January–March
* January 6 – Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the New-England Anti-Slavery Society.
* January 13 – The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white plan ...
1832 Pennsylvania elections
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