1844 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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1844 United States presidential election in Kentucky
  1840 November 1 - December 4, 1844 1848  
  Clay 1848.jpg Polk 1849.jpg
Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas
Electoral vote120
Popular vote61,24951,988
Percentage54.09%45.91%

Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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.

Kentucky voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won his home state by a margin of 8.18%.

With 54.09% of the popular vote, Clay's home state would be his third strongest victory after Rhode Island and Vermont. [1]

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Kentucky [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 61,24954.09%12100.00%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 51,98845.91%00.00%
Total113,237100.00%12100.00%

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References

  1. "1844 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.