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Martin Van Buren

Presidency

Whom did Van Buren defeat in the election of 1836?

Van Buren defeated a host of Whig candidates, including William Henry Harrison, Hugh Lawson White, Daniel Webster, and Willie Person Mangum. Van Buren received 170 electoral votes; 70 went to Harrison, 26 to White, 14 to Webster, and 11 to Mangum.