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The 1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election. Voters chose 30 representatives, or electors to the electoral college, who voted for president and vice president.

History

Andrew Jackson carried Pennsylvania by overwhelming margins in each of his two previous campaigns in 1824 and 1828. Due to the unpopularity of the National Republican Party in the state, the new Anti-Masonic Party took the leading role in opposition to Jackson in Pennsylvania. They nominated former United States Attorney General William Wirt for president at their 1831 national convention in Baltimore. As their own candidate, Henry Clay, stood little chance to carry the state, Pennsylvania's National Republicans chose to cross-endorse Wirt and the Anti-Masonic candidates rather than risk dividing Anti-Jacksonian voters and allowing Jackson to win by a plurality.^[1]

The result of the October gubernatorial election encouraged the Anti-Masons, as their candidate, Joseph Ritner, came within 3,000 votes of defeating the Jacksonian nominee. However, in the November presidential election, Jackson handily defeated the "Union ticket" of the Anti-Masons and the National Republicans by a margin of 15 percent. As the intended nominee of the Union ticket, Wirt polled his greatest share of the vote in any state, in spite of his failure to carry Pennsylvania; national partisan polarization hurt the Union ticket, as many German Jacksonians who supported Ritner for governor were unwilling to vote against Jackson in the presidential election. The victorious Democratic electors voted for Jackson as president and William Wilkins as vice president, the state convention having refused to ratify the nomination of Jackson's national running mate, Martin Van Buren.^[2]

Results

1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Andrew Jackson (incumbent)	91,949	57.96%	30
	Anti-Masonic	William Wirt	66,689	42.04%	0
Totals			158,638	100.0%	30

Notes

^ Although Martin Van Buren was Jackson's running mate nationally, the 30 Pennsylvania electors voted for William Wilkins for vice president

References

^ Vaughn, William Preston (1983). The Antimasonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press. pp. 89–98. ISBN 9780813114743.
^ Vaughn, William Preston (1983). The Antimasonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press. pp. 89–98. ISBN 9780813114743.
^ "1832 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

[1] Although Martin Van Buren was Jackson's running mate nationally, the 30 Pennsylvania electors voted for William Wilkins for vice president

[2] Vaughn, William Preston (1983). The Antimasonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press. pp. 89–98. ISBN 9780813114743.

[3] Vaughn, William Preston (1983). The Antimasonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press. pp. 89–98. ISBN 9780813114743.

[results-4] "1832 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

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-The '''1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania''' took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the [[1832 United States presidential election]]. Voters chose 30 representatives, or electors to the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|President]] and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]].
+The '''1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania''' took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the [[1832 United States presidential election]]. Voters chose 30 representatives, or electors to the [[United States Electoral College|electoral college]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]].
+==History==
-[[Pennsylvania]] voted for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate, [[Andrew Jackson]], over the [[Anti-Masonic Party|Anti-Masonic]] candidate, [[William Wirt (Attorney General)|William Wirt]]. Jackson won Pennsylvania by a margin of 15.92%. [[National Republican Party|National Republican]] candidate [[Henry Clay]] did not appear on the official ballot.
+[[Andrew Jackson]] carried Pennsylvania by overwhelming margins in each of his two previous campaigns in [[1824 United States presidential election|1824]] and [[1828 United States presidential election|1828]]. Due to the unpopularity of the [[National Republican Party (United States)|National Republican Party]] in the state, the new [[Anti-Masonic Party]] took the leading role in opposition to Jackson in Pennsylvania. They nominated former [[United States Attorney General]] [[William Wirt (attorney general)|William Wirt]] for president at their 1831 national convention in Baltimore. As their own candidate, [[Henry Clay]], stood little chance to carry the state, Pennsylvania's National Republicans chose to cross-endorse Wirt and the Anti-Masonic candidates rather than risk dividing Anti-Jacksonian voters and allowing Jackson to win by a plurality.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Vaughn |first1=William Preston |title=The Antimasonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843 |date=1983 |publisher=University of Kentucky Press |location=Lexington |isbn=9780813114743 |pages=89–98 |url=https://archive.org/details/antimasonicparty0000vaug/page/88/mode/2up}}</ref>
+The result of the [[1832 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election|October gubernatorial election]] encouraged the Anti-Masons, as their candidate, [[Joseph Ritner]], came within 3,000 votes of defeating the Jacksonian nominee. However, in the November presidential election, Jackson handily defeated the "[[Electoral fusion|Union ticket]]" of the Anti-Masons and the National Republicans by a margin of 15 percent. As the intended nominee of the Union ticket, Wirt polled his greatest share of the vote in any state, in spite of his failure to carry Pennsylvania; national partisan polarization hurt the Union ticket, as many [[Pennsylvania Dutch|German]] Jacksonians who supported Ritner for governor were unwilling to vote against Jackson in the presidential election. The victorious Democratic electors voted for Jackson as president and [[William Wilkins (American politician)|William Wilkins]] as vice president, the state convention having refused to ratify the nomination of Jackson's national running mate, [[Martin Van Buren]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Vaughn |first1=William Preston |title=The Antimasonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843 |date=1983 |publisher=University of Kentucky Press |location=Lexington |isbn=9780813114743 |pages=89–98 |url=https://archive.org/details/antimasonicparty0000vaug/page/88/mode/2up}}</ref>
-Although [[Martin Van Buren]] was nominated as Jackson's running mate nationally, Pennsylvania's 30 electors choose native [[William Wilkins (American politician)|William Wilkins]] as his running mate instead.
-Although Wirt lost Pennsylvania, with 42.04 percentage points, the Keystone State would prove to be his strongest in terms of popular vote percentage. [[1832 United States presidential election in Vermont|Vermont]], the only state to vote for Wirt, only gave him 40.79 percentage points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1832&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=1832 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|accessdate=2018-03-05}}</ref>
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 | align="right" | '''57.96%'''
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