1844 United States presidential election in Delaware

none June 2025 September 2023 1844 United States presidential election 1844 United States presidential election in Delaware presidential no 1840 United States presidential election in Delaware 1840 1848 United States presidential election in Delaware 1848 November 12, 1844 x200px Clay 1848.jpg Henry Clay Whig Party (United States) Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen 3 6,271 51.20% James K. Polk 1840s Portrait (3x4 cropped b).jpg James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee George M. Dallas 0 5,970 48.75% 1844 United States presidential election in Delaware results map by county.svg 120px County results Clay #FED463 50–60% Polk 86B6F2 50–60% President John Tyler Independent (politician) James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) MA VT The 1844 United States presidential election in Delaware was held on November 12, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election.Presidential Elections, 1844 1844 [Boston] https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.10637320 Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Delaware voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won the state by a narrow margin of 2.45%. Results + General Election ResultsGovernor's Register State of Delaware Volume One 1926 Public Archives Commission of Delaware Wilmington 419-420 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4926417&view=1up&seq=423 17 December 2025The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1845 1845 Greeley & McElrath New York 55 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015065248414&view=1up&seq=201 17 December 2025Party Pledged to Elector Votes Whig Party Henry Clay Enoch Spruance6,271 Whig Party Henry Clay Alfred du Pont6,261 Whig Party Henry Clay Thomas Davis6,257 Democratic Party James K. Polk Stephen Green5,970 Democratic Party James K. Polk Samuel B. Davis5,965 Democratic Party James K. Polk Jacob Raymond5,958 Write-in Scattering6Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 12,247 Results by county County Henry ClayWhig James K. PolkDemocratic Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # %Kent1,58352.80%1,41547.20%1685.60%2,998New Castle2,81951.23%2,67848.66%1412.56%5,503Includes the 6 Scattering votesSussex1,86949.89%1,87750.11%-8-0.21%3,746Totals6,27051.20%5,97048.75%3012.46%12,247 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Sussex See also United States presidential elections in Delaware Notes References Delaware 1844 Category:1844 Delaware elections