1844 United States presidential election in Indiana

Election in Indiana

1844 United States presidential election in Indiana

← 1840 November 1 - December 4, 1844 1848 →
 
Nominee James K. Polk Henry Clay
Party Democratic Whig
Home state Tennessee Kentucky
Running mate George M. Dallas Theodore Frelinghuysen
Electoral vote 12 0
Popular vote 70,181 67,867
Percentage 50.07% 48.42%

County Results

Polk

  40-50%
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%

Clay

  40-50%
  50-60%
  60-70%


President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

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The 1844 United States presidential election in Indiana took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Indiana voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Indiana by a narrow margin of 1.65%.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Indiana[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 70,181 50.07% 12 100.00%
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 67,867 48.42% 0 0.00%
Liberty James G. Birney of Michigan Thomas Morris of Ohio 2,106 1.50% 0 0.00%
Total 140,154 100.00% 12 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.


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