See main article: 1836 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1836 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Previous Year: | 1832 |
| Next Election: | 1840 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Next Year: | 1840 |
| Election Date: | November 3 – December 7, 1836 |
| Image1: | Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Martin Van Buren |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Richard Johnson |
| Electoral Vote1: | 30 |
| Popular Vote1: | 91,457 |
| Percentage1: | 51.18% |
| Nominee2: | William Henry Harrison |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Ohio |
| Running Mate2: | Francis Granger |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 87,235 |
| Percentage2: | 48.82% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Andrew Jackson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Martin Van Buren |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1836 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place between November 3 and December 7, 1836, as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose 30 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison. Van Buren won Pennsylvania by a narrow margin of 2.36%. The result would ultimately prove decisive in Van Buren's victory; had Harrison won the state, then Van Buren would not have achieved a majority in the Electoral College, meaning that the election would have been decided in the House of Representatives.
| 1836 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Martin Van Buren | 91,457 | 51.18% | 30 | |
| Whig | William Henry Harrison | 87,235 | 48.82% | 0 | |
| Totals | 178,692 | 100.0% | 30 | ||