An Alternate 1836 Election

My scenario,
Andrew Jackson is successfully shot in 1835 by Richard Lawrence, but reveals his chosen successors of Van Buren and Johnson before his death. Van Buren becomes Acting President (he is never sworn in as president like Tyler) and develops gout, as he did in our timeline when he ascended to the presidency. In the upcoming election, Hugh L. White stills becomes nominated by Whigs, believing Jackson's chosen successor Van Buren to be akin to monarchy.
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Election of 1836:

Without Jackson to help the campaign in the south, coupled with Van Buren's illness, no candidate wins the necessary 148 electoral votes (Michigan was admitted after 1837, so congress does not count their votes as it would swing the election in Van Buren's favor).

This leads to a contingent election. Richard Mentor Johnson is easily confirmed by the Senate, but Harrison and White together manage to block Van Buren, leading to Richard Mentor Johnson becoming Acting President. Under the added stress of multiple deadlocked conventions, Van Buren succumbs to his gout. With only Harrison and White to be vote for, White curries support from Democrats, being a former Democrat himself, and Hugh Lawson White becomes the 8th president of the United States.

However, I'm unfamiliar with much of the history of this period, and so I have no idea what could happen next, or how history would change. What would happen next?
 
But the current HoR has expired on March 4, and the new one doesn't meet until December unless President Johnson calls it ahead of time. So how can the balloting continue?
 
But the current HoR has expired on March 4, and the new one doesn't meet until December unless President Johnson calls it ahead of time. So how can the balloting continue?

The Constitution requires the House, in a situation like this, to keep voting until they elect a President(SEE Article II, Section 1).
 
How does it do that if no longer in session?
In that case, Johnson could call it ahead of time or he could remain acting president until the next session. This would probably be even better, as it allows the Whigs to still blame the Panic of 1937 on the Democrats, blaming Jackson, Van Buren, and now Johnson. I'm not too well versed on this subject, most of my knowledge comes from the excellent "Fear, Loathing and Gumbo on the Campaign Trail '72".
 
In that case, Johnson could call it ahead of time or he could remain acting president until the next session. This would probably be even better, as it allows the Whigs to still blame the Panic of 1937 against the Democrats, blaming Jackson, Van Buren, and now Johnson. I'm not too well versed on this subject, most of my knowledge comes from the excellent "Fear, Loathing and Gumbo on the Campaign Trail '72"
Regardless I think it's an interesting point of divergence and I'd still like opinions on the changes that would ensue.
 

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No matter what Harrison seems the person to beat, but I do want to see a President Webster
 
No matter what Harrison seems the person to beat, but I do want to see a President Webster
I assume White would win, because without Jackson to control the Democrats, they'll probably vote for the former Democrat White who still supported the core Democratic ideals, over pure Whig Harrison.
 
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