1844 United States presidential election in Ohio

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1844 United States presidential election in Ohio
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  1840 November 1 - December 4, 1844 1848  
  Clay 1848.jpg Polk 1849.jpg
Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas
Electoral vote230
Popular vote155,113149,061
Percentage49.68%47.74%

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Results

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

The 1844 United States presidential election in Ohio took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

Ohio voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Ohio by a narrow margin of 1.94%. This was last election where A Whig won Ohio

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Ohio [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 155,11349.68%23100.00%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 149,06147.74%00.00%
Liberty James G. Birney of Michigan Thomas Morris of Ohio 8,0502.58%00.00%
Total312,224100.00%23100.00%

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References

  1. "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Ohio". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.