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^ Borneman, p. 33

^ Merry, p. 42

^ Borneman, p. 34

^ Seigenthaler, pp. 53–54

^ Borneman, p. 35

^ Jump up to: a b Leonard, p. 23

^ Seigenthaler, pp. 55–56

^ "Democrats vs. Whigs". Tennessee State Museum. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

^ Jump up to: a b Seigenthaler, pp. 57–61

^ Remini, p. 406

^ Bergeron, p. 1

^ Bergeron, p. 12

^ Seigenthaler, p. 62

^ Borneman, p. 38

^ Merry, pp. 45–46

^ Seigenthaler, p. 64

^ Bergeron, p. 13

^ Borneman, pp. 41–42

^ Borneman, p. 43

^ Jump up to: a b Leonard, p. 32

^ Jump up to: a b Borneman, pp. 46–47

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^ "Richard Mentor Johnson, 9th Vice President (1837–1841)". U.S. Senate. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020. One of the 23 Virginia electors, and all of South Carolina's 11 electors, voted for Van Buren but defected to James K. Polk and Littleton W. Tazewell of Virginia, respectively, in the vice-presidential contest.

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