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How many electoral votes did William Wirt win in the 1832 presidential election?
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In the 1832 presidential election, William Wirt won 7 electoral votes. He was the candidate for the Anti-Masonic Party, which was the first American third party. The party's platform condemned Masonry, and Wirt's candidacy was a result of the public's suspicion of the Masons, ignited by the mysterious disappearance of William Morgan in 1826. While Wirt secured Vermont's seven electoral votes, the Anti-Masonic Party declined in subsequent years.1