1844 United States presidential election in Missouri

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1844 United States presidential election in Missouri
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  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 vote70
Popular vote41,32231,200
Percentage56.98%43.02%

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County Results

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

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

Contents

Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Missouri by a margin of 13.96%.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Missouri [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James K. Polk 41,322 56.98%
Whig Henry Clay 31,20043.02%
Total votes72,522 100%

Results by County

1844 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County) [2]
CountyJames K. Polk

Democratic

Henry Clay

Whig

Total Votes Cast
#%#%
Adair 45060.48%29439.52%744
Andrew 94171.02%38428.98%1,325
Audrain 16348.22%17551.78%338
Barry 47877.10%14222.90%620
Bates 30759.84%20640.16%513
Benton 66472.49%25227.51%916
Boone 60233.59%1,19066.41%1,792
Buchanan 1,16265.99%59934.01%1,761
Caldwell 21262.17%12937.83%341
Callaway 79345.76%94054.24%1,733
Camden 24777.92%7022.08%317
Cape Girardeau 91463.83%51836.17%1,432
Carroll 31156.24%24243.76%553
Chariton 60261.87%37138.13%973
Clark 22049.44%22550.56%445
Clay 55241.91%76558.09%1,317
Clinton 56764.65%31035.35%877
Cole 1,12272.86%41827.14%1,540
Cooper 78346.50%90153.50%1,684
Crawford 36760.76%23739.24%604
Dade 69073.02%25526.98%945
Daviess 44658.38%31841.62%764
Decatur 20878.49%5721.51%265
Franklin 79667.34%38632.66%1,182
Gasconade 32682.12%7117.88%397
Greene 81769.95%35130.05%1,168
Grundy 36551.34%34648.66%711
Henry 28350.27%28049.73%563
Holt 37867.14%18532.86%563
Howard 96948.89%1,01351.11%1,982
Jackson 85258.12%61441.88%1,466
Jasper 24267.79%11532.21%357
Jefferson 34951.63%32748.37%676
Johnson 51158.20%36741.80%878
Lafayette 57641.26%82058.74%1,396
Lewis 40351.47%38048.53%783
Lincoln 68354.16%57845.84%1,261
Linn 49464.74%26935.26%763
Livingston 35163.93%19836.07%549
Macon 45758.29%32741.71%784
Madison 39968.56%18331.44%582
Marion 72341.55%1,01758.45%1,740
Miller 36983.30%7416.70%443
Monroe 57842.19%79257.81%1,370
Montgomery 23239.26%35960.74%591
Morgan 54467.49%26232.51%806
New Madrid 20841.11%29858.89%506
Newton 66377.82%18922.18%852
Niangua 34581.95%7618.05%421
Osage 43478.34%12021.66%554
Perry 46354.60%38545.40%848
Pettis 31958.32%22841.68%547
Pike 80948.44%86151.56%1,670
Platte 1,38660.63%90039.37%2,286
Polk 63669.97%27330.03%909
Pulaski 32579.08%8620.92%411
Ralls 32243.28%42256.72%744
Randolph 57148.93%59651.07%1,167
Ray 73455.06%59944.94%1,333
Ripley 26689.56%3110.44%297
Saline 44643.01%59156.99%1,037
Scotland 44258.23%31741.77%759
Scott 48065.04%25834.96%738
Shannon 27182.62%5717.38%328
Shelby 20946.14%24453.86%453
St. Charles 50351.17%48048.83%983
St. Clair 34265.90%17734.10%519
St. Francois 23443.74%30156.26%535
St. Louis 3,32947.44%3,68852.56%7,017
Ste. Genevieve 24555.94%19344.06%438
Stoddard 32373.74%11526.26%438
Taney 29789.19%3610.81%333
Van Buren 44363.29%25736.71%700
Warren 34148.37%36451.63%705
Washington 58848.96%61351.04%1,201
Wayne 36680.97%8619.03%452
Wright 48683.36%9716.64%583
Totals41,32456.94%31,25043.06%72,574

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References

  1. "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN   978-0-7864-6422-7.