1836
Martin Van Buren and the 1836 map
Martin Van Buren, Jackson's chosen successor and Vice President, won a majority of electoral votes against a fragmented Whig opposition that ran multiple regional candidates hoping to throw the election to the House. The Whig strategy failed as Van Buren held the Jackson coalition together. The election was notable for featuring the newly formed Whig Party running different candidates in different regions. Van Buren would soon face the devastating Panic of 1837.
Jackson's legacy; Bank policy; slavery in Texas and the territories
Whigs ran multiple regional candidates in an attempt to deny any candidate a majority
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