1844 United States presidential election in Georgia

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1844 United States presidential election in Georgia
Flag of the State of Georgia (non-official).svg
  1840 November 1 - December 4, 1844 1848  
  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 vote100
Popular vote44,14742,100
Percentage51.19%48.81%

Georgia Presidential Election Results 1844.svg
County Results

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

The 1844 United States presidential election in Georgia took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Georgia voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Georgia by a margin of 2.38%.

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1844 [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 44,14751.19%10100.00%
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 42,10048.81%00.00%
Total86,247100.00%10100.00%

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References

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