1844 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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1844 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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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 vote260
Popular vote167,447161,125
Percentage50.50%48.59%

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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 Pennsylvania took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 26 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over the Whig candidate, Henry Clay. Polk won Pennsylvania by a narrow margin of 1.91%.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic James K. Polk 167,44750.50%26
Whig Henry Clay 161,12548.59%0
Liberty James G. Birney 3,0000.90%0
Totals331,572100.0%26

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References

  1. "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 4, 2012.