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Electoral |
Popular |
 |
Political Party |
Presidential Nom. |
VP Nom. |
# |
|
|
% |
|
# |
|
% |
|
|
Democratic |
 James K. Polk |
George M. Dallas |
170 |
|
|
61.8 |
|
1,339,494 |
|
49.5 |
|
Whig |
Henry Clay |
Theodore Frelinghuysen |
105 |
|
|
38.2 |
|
1,300,004 |
|
48.1 |
| STATE |
TOTAL VOTES |
Democratic |
Whig |
| JAMES K. POLK |
HENRY CLAY |
| Votes |
% |
EV |
Votes |
% |
EV |
 |
| Alabama |
63,403 |
37,401 |
59.0 |
9 |
26,002 |
41.0 |
|
| Arkansas |
15,150 |
9,546 |
63.0 |
3 |
5,604 |
37.0 |
|
| Connecticut |
64,616 |
29,841 |
46.2 |
|
32,832 |
50.8 |
6 |
| Delaware |
12,247 |
5,970 |
48.7 |
|
6,271 |
51.2 |
3 |
| Georgia |
86,247 |
44,147 |
51.2 |
10 |
42,100 |
48.8 |
|
| Illinois |
109,057 |
58,795 |
53.9 |
9 |
45,854 |
42.0 |
|
| Indiana |
140,157 |
70,183 |
50.1 |
12 |
67,866 |
48.4 |
|
| Kentucky |
113,237 |
51,988 |
45.9 |
|
61,249 |
54.1 |
12 |
| Louisiana |
26,865 |
13,782 |
51.3 |
6 |
13,083 |
48.7 |
|
| Maine |
84,933 |
45,719 |
53.8 |
9 |
34,378 |
40.5 |
|
| Maryland |
68,690 |
32,706 |
47.6 |
|
35,984 |
52.4 |
8 |
| Massachusetts |
132,037 |
53,039 |
40.2 |
|
67,062 |
50.8 |
12 |
| Michigan |
55,560 |
27,737 |
49.9 |
5 |
24,185 |
43.5 |
|
| Mississippi |
45,004 |
25,846 |
57.4 |
6 |
19,158 |
42.6 |
|
| Missouri |
72,522 |
41,322 |
57.0 |
7 |
31,200 |
43.0 |
|
| New Hampshire |
49,187 |
27,160 |
55.2 |
6 |
17,866 |
36.3 |
|
| New Jersey |
75,944 |
37,495 |
49.4 |
|
38,318 |
50.5 |
7 |
| New York |
485,882 |
237,588 |
48.9 |
36 |
232,482 |
47.8 |
|
| North Carolina |
82,521 |
39,287 |
47.6 |
|
43,232 |
52.4 |
11 |
| Ohio |
312,300 |
149,127 |
47.8 |
|
155,091 |
49.7 |
23 |
| Pennsylvania |
331,645 |
167,311 |
50.4 |
26 |
161,195 |
48.6 |
|
| Rhode Island |
12,194 |
4,867 |
39.9 |
|
7,322 |
60.0 |
4 |
| South Carolina |
9 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to James K. Polk |
| Tennessee |
119,957 |
59,917 |
49.9 |
|
60,040 |
50.1 |
13 |
| Vermont |
48,765 |
18,041 |
37.0 |
|
26,770 |
54.9 |
6 |
| Virginia |
95,539 |
50,679 |
53.0 |
17 |
44,860 |
47.0 |
|
|
Totals |
2,703,659 |
1,339,494 |
49.5 |
170 |
1,300,004 |
48.1 |
105 |
Election of 1844
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