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1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut

1840 November 1 - December 4, 1844 1848
Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 32,832 29,831
Percentage 50.81% 46.18%


President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

The1844 United States presidential election in Connecticuttook place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the1844 United States presidential election.Voters chose six representatives, or electors to theElectoral College,who voted forPresidentandVice President.

Connecticutvoted for theWhigcandidate,Henry Clay,overDemocraticcandidateJames K. Polk.Clay won Connecticut by a narrow margin of 4.63%.

As of 2023, this is the most recent presidential election in which the town ofWoodburyvoted for the Democratic nominee.

Results[edit]

1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig Henry ClayofKentucky Theodore FrelinghuysenofNew York 32,832 50.81% 6 100.00%
Democratic James K. PolkofTennessee George M. DallasofPennsylvania 29,841 46.18% 0 0.00%
Liberty James G. BirneyofMichigan Thomas MorrisofOhio 1,943 3.01% 0 0.00%
Total 64,616 100.00% 6 100.00%

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References[edit]

  1. ^"1844 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut".U.S. Election Atlas.RetrievedDecember 23,2013.