Candidates
| Election year | Result | Nominees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Vice President | ||
| 1836 | Lost | Senator Daniel Webster | Congressman Francis Granger |
| Lost | Former Senator William Henry Harrison | ||
| Lost | Senator John Tyler | ||
| Lost | Senator Willie Person Manguma | ||
| Lost | Senator Hugh Lawson White | ||
| 1840 | Won | Former Senator William Henry Harrisonb | |
| 1844 | Lost | Former Senator Henry Clay | Former Senator Theodore Frelinghuysen |
| 1848 | Won | General Zachary Taylor b | New York State Comptroller Millard Fillmore |
| 1852 | Lost | General Winfield Scott | Navy Secretary William Alexander Graham |
| 1856 | Lost | Former President Millard Fillmorec | Former Ambassador Andrew Jackson Donelsonc |
| 1860 | Lost | Former Senator John Belld | Former Senator Edward Everettd |
- ^ a: Although Mangum himself was a Whig, his electoral votes came from Nullificationists in South Carolina.
- ^ b: Died in office.
- ^ c: Fillmore and Donelson were also candidates on the American Party ticket.
- ^ d: Bell and Everett were also candidates on the Constitutional Union ticket.
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