Martin Van Buren
3 runs · 1 win · 1836 — 1848 · Democratic, Free Soil.
Martin Van Buren on the ballot
Across 1836 to 1848, Martin Van Buren appeared on the presidential ballot 3 times. Martin Van Buren won 1 of them, reaching the White House. The campaigns spanned more than one party — Democratic and Free Soil.
1836 was the peak — 170 electoral votes, defeating William Henry Harrison. In all, Martin Van Buren's campaigns gathered 230 electoral votes. Those campaigns fall within the Second Party System era.
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