1844 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1844 United States presidential election in Delaware

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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 vote 3 0 Popular vote 6,271 5,970 Percentage 51.20% 48.75%

County results Clay   50–60% Polk   50–60%

President before election John Tyler Independent Elected President James K. Polk Democratic

The 1844 United States presidential election in Delaware was held on November 12, 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.

Delaware voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won the state by a narrow margin of 2.45%.

Results

General Election Results ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Whig Party	Henry Clay	Enoch Spruance	6,271
	Whig Party	Henry Clay	Alfred du Pont	6,261
	Whig Party	Henry Clay	Thomas Davis	6,257
	Democratic Party	James K. Polk	Stephen Green	5,970
	Democratic Party	James K. Polk	Samuel B. Davis	5,965
	Democratic Party	James K. Polk	Jacob Raymond	5,958
	Write-in		Scattering	6
Votes cast [a]				12,247

Results by county

County [2] [3]	Henry Clay Whig		James K. Polk Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast [a]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	1,583	52.80%	1,415	47.20%	168	5.60%	2,998
New Castle	2,819	51.23%	2,678	48.66%	141	2.56%	5,503 [b]
Sussex	1,869	49.89%	1,877	50.11%	-8	-0.21%	3,746
Totals	6,270	51.20%	5,970	48.75%	301	2.46%	12,247

Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic

• Sussex

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

Notes

1. Based on highest elector on each ticket
2. Includes the 6 Scattering votes

References

1. Presidential Elections, 1844. [Boston]. 1844.
2. Governor's Register State of Delaware Volume One. Wilmington: Public Archives Commission of Delaware. 1926. pp. 419–420. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
3. The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1845. New York: Greeley & McElrath. 1845. p. 55. Retrieved December 17, 2025.