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1844 United States presidential election
1844 United States presidential election in Vermont Vermont 1837 presidential no 1840 United States presidential election in Vermont 1840 1848 United States presidential election in Vermont 1848 November 12, 1844 x160px Clay 1848.jpg Henry Clay Whig Party (United States) Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen 6 26,780 54.84% James K. Polk 1840s Portrait (3x4 cropped b).jpg James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee George M. Dallas 0 18,049 36.96% James Birney(Cropped).jpg James G. Birney Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Michigan Thomas Morris 0 3,970 8.13% File:1844 United States presidential election in Vermont results map by county.svg x250px County results
Clay
#FEE391 40–50%
#FED463 50–60%
#FE9929 60–70%
Polk
#B9D7FF 40–50%
#86B6F2 50–60% President John Tyler Independent (politician) James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) DE NC
A presidential election was held in Vermont 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 six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Vermont voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Clay won Vermont by a margin of 17.88%.
With 54.84% of the popular vote, Vermont would prove to be Henry Clay's second strongest state after Rhode Island. Vermont would also prove to be James G. Birney's third strongest state after New Hampshire and Massachusetts.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1844&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1844 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
Results
1844 United States presidential election in Vermont1844 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1844&fips=50&f=1&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013
Whig Party (United States)
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Theodore Frelinghuysen
New York
26,780
54.84%
6
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
James K. Polk
Tennessee
George M. Dallas
Pennsylvania
18,049
36.96%
0
0.00%
Liberty Party (United States, 1840)
James G. Birney
Michigan
Thomas Morris
Ohio
3,970
8.13%
0
0.00%
N/A
Others
Others
30
0.06%
0
0.00%
48,829
100.00%
6
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Vermont
References
Vermont
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Category:1844 Vermont elections