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Was not Elected as PresidentJohn Tyler was not elected into office. John Tyler was the Vice President under President William Henry Harrison from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841. President William Henry Harrison died 32 days into his term, and John Tyler Succeeded Harrison to become the The 10th President of the United States. Tyler made a bid to run for president for a second term but withdrew from the race in August 1844 because of lack of support.
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There was no vice president while Tyler was the President. Tyler was himself the vice president and became president when Harrison died. In those days a vacancy in the vice presidency was not filled until the next presidential election.

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Tyler never ran for President. He ran for vice-president as the running mate of William Henry Harrison. They defeated President Martin Van Buren and VP Richard Johnson.

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