1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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  1840 November 4, 1844 1848  
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Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas
Electoral vote60
Popular vote32,83229,831
Percentage50.81%46.18%

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President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

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

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Connecticut voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Connecticut by a narrow margin of 4.63%.

To date, this is the most recent presidential election in which the town of Woodbury voted for the Democratic nominee.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 32,83250.81%6100.00%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 29,84146.18%00.00%
Liberty James G. Birney of Michigan Thomas Morris of Ohio 1,9433.01%00.00%
Total64,616100.00%6100.00%

See also

References

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