How did the whig party win the election of 1840?


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Win Election William Henry Harrison was nominated as the Whig's presidential candidate in 1839. He won the presidential race in 1840, defeating Van Buren's re-election bid largely as a result of the Panic of 1837 and subsequent depression. Harrison served only 31 days and became the first President to die in office.

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