1840 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election

The 1840 United States presidential election was a landmark contest in which Whig candidate William Henry Harrison defeated incumbent Democrat Martin Van Buren amid economic discontent and the famous "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election →
alsoContestedOffice	Vice President of the United States →
campaignInnovation	extensive use of political slogans → mass rallies → use of campaign songs → use of political imagery such as log cabins →
campaignSlogan	Tippecanoe and Tyler Too →
country	United States →
electionDate	1840-10-30 → 1840-12-02 →
electoralCollegeSize	294 →
electoralVotesNeededToWin	148 →
featuredCampaignSymbol	hard cider barrel → log cabin →
featuredCandidate	Martin Van Buren → William Henry Harrison →
featuredVicePresidentialCandidate	John Tyler →
hasLoser	Martin Van Buren →
hasWinner	William Henry Harrison →
historicalSignificance	considered one of the first modern mass-participation campaigns in U.S. politics → marked first Whig Party victory in a U.S. presidential election →
incumbentPresident	Martin Van Buren →
isIncumbentCandidate	Martin Van Buren →
loserElectoralVotes	60 →
loserParty	Democratic Party →
loserPopularVote	1227573 →
loserPopularVotePercentage	46.8 →
mainCampaignTheme	Log Cabin and Hard Cider →
majorIssue	Panic of 1837 → banking policy → economic depression → government spending →
nextElection	1844 United States presidential election →
numberOfStatesParticipating	26 →
officeContested	President of the United States →
previousElection	1836 United States presidential election →
resultedInPresident	William Henry Harrison →
resultedInVicePresident	John Tyler →
tookPlaceAfter	Panic of 1837 economic downturn →
tookPlaceDuring	Panic of 1837 →
tookPlaceInYear	1840 →
turningPointFor	Whig Party →
voterTurnoutChangeFromLastElection	+21.4 →
voterTurnoutPercentage	80.2 →
winnerElectoralVotes	234 →
winnerParty	Whig Party →
winnerPopularVote	1474703 →
winnerPopularVotePercentage	52.9 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
William Henry Harrison ("United States presidential election, 1840") →	election
Battle of Tippecanoe ("used as a political slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" in the 1840 U.S. presidential election") →	legacy
Martin Van Buren ("United States presidential election, 1840") →	lostElection
Whig Party →	wonPresidentialElection