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1844 United States presidential election in Kentucky presidential no 1840 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1840 1848 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1848 November 4, 1844 x200px Clay 1848.jpg Henry Clay Whig Party (United States) Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen 12 61,249 54.09% James K. Polk 1840s Portrait (3x4 cropped b).jpg James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee George M. Dallas 0 51,988 45.91% 1844 United States presidential election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 380px County results
Clay
#FED463 50–60%
#FE9929 60–70%
#EC7014 70–80%
#CC4C02 80–90%
Polk
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
#0645b4 80–90% President John Tyler Independent (politician) James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) IN MI
The 1844 United States presidential election in Kentucky was held on November 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election.Presidential Elections, 1844 1844 [Boston] https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.10637320 Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Kentucky voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won his home state by a margin of 8.18%.
With 54.09% of the popular vote, Clay's home state would be his third strongest victory after Rhode Island and Vermont.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 Kentucky1844 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1844&fips=21&f=1&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013
Whig Party (United States)
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Theodore Frelinghuysen
New York
61,249
54.09%
12
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
James K. Polk
Tennessee
George M. Dallas
Pennsylvania
51,988
45.91%
0
0.00%
113,237
100.00%
12
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Kentucky
References
Kentucky
1844
Category:1844 Kentucky elections