1844 United States presidential election in Ohio

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1844 United States presidential election in Ohio

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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 23 0 Popular vote 155,113 149,061 Percentage 49.68% 47.74%

County Results Congressional District Results Results Clay   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Polk   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

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

A presidential election was held in Ohio on November 1, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. ^[1] Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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 [2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	155,113	49.68%	23	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	149,061	47.74%	0	0.00%
	Liberty	James G. Birney of Michigan	Thomas Morris of Ohio	8,050	2.58%	0	0.00%
Total				312,224	100.00%	23	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Ohio

References

1. Munroe & Francis (1844). Presidential Elections, 1844. Boston.
2. "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Ohio". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.