1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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  1840 November 5, 1844 1848  
  VA
NJ  
  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 vote60
Popular vote13,78213,083
Percentage51.30%48.70%

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

A presidential election was held in Louisiana on November 5, 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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Louisiana voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Louisiana by a narrow margin of 2.6%.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 13,78251.30%6100.00%
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 13,08348.70%00.00%
Total26,865100.00%6100.00%

See also

References

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