1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

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1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
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  1840 November 11, 1844 1848  
  MD
DE  
Turnout65.8% [1] Decrease2.svg 0.9 pp
  Clay 1848.jpg Polk 1849.jpg James Birney(Cropped).jpg
Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk James G. Birney
Party Whig Democratic Liberty
Home state Kentucky Tennessee Michigan
Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas Thomas Morris
Electoral vote1200
Popular vote67,06253,03910,830
Percentage50.79%40.17%8.20%

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County Results

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

A presidential election was held in Massachusetts on November 11, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. [2] Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

Massachusetts voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Clay won Massachusetts by a margin of 10.62%.

With 8.20% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be James G. Birney's second strongest state after neighboring New Hampshire. [3]

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts [4]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 67,06250.79%12100.00%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 53,03940.17%00.00%
Liberty James G. Birney of Michigan Thomas Morris of Ohio 10,8308.20%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers1,1060.84%00.00%
Total132,037100.00%12100.00%

See also

References

  1. Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. Presidential Elections, 1844. [Boston]. 1844.
  3. "1844 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. "1844 Presidential General Election Results – Massachusetts". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.