1844 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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1844 United States presidential election in Arkansas
Flag of Arkansas.svg
  1840 November 4, 1844 1848  
  PA
CT  
  Polk 1849.jpg Clay 1848.jpg
Nominee James K. Polk Henry Clay
Party Democratic Whig
Home state Tennessee Kentucky
Running mate George M. Dallas Theodore Frelinghuysen
Electoral vote30
Popular vote9,5465,604
Percentage63.01%36.99%

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County Results

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

A presidential election was held in Arkansas on November 4, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. [1] Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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Arkansas voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Arkansas by a margin of 26.02%.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Arkansas [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 9,54663.01%3100.00%
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 5,60436.99%00.00%
Total15,150100.00%3100.00%

See also

References

  1. Presidential Elections, 1844. [Boston]. 1844.
  2. "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.