1844 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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1844 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk Party Whig Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 43,232 39,287 Percentage 52.39% 47.60%

County Results Clay   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Polk   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Tie   50% No Data/Vote

President before election John Tyler Independent Elected President James K. Polk Democratic

A presidential election was held in North Carolina on November 14, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. ^[1] Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

North Carolina voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won North Carolina by a margin of 4.63%.

With 52.39% of the popular vote, North Carolina would be Henry Clay's fourth-strongest state after Rhode Island, Vermont and Kentucky. ^[2] This was also the last presidential election until 1992 when a Democrat would win without carrying the state of North Carolina. The other is Joe Biden of Delaware in 2020.

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1844 [3]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	43,232	52.39%	11	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	39,287	47.60%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	2	0.01%	0	0.00%
Total				82,521	100.00%	11	100.00%

References

1. Presidential Elections, 1844. [Boston]. 1844.
2. "1844 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
3. "1844 Presidential General Election Results - North Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.