1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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Nominee James K. Polk Henry Clay Party Democratic Whig Home state Tennessee Kentucky Running mate George M. Dallas Theodore Frelinghuysen Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 13,782 13,083 Percentage 51.30% 48.70%

Parish results Polk   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100% Clay   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% No Data/Vote

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.

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]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	13,782	51.30%	6	100.00%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	13,083	48.70%	0	0.00%
Total				26,865	100.00%	6	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Louisiana

References

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