1844 Presidential Election Results

James K. Polk (Democratic) won the 1844 presidential election with 170 of 275 electoral votes, defeating Henry Clay (Whig, 105). Polk also won the popular vote with 50.8%.

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Results by state

State	EV	Polk	Clay	Votes cast
Alabama	9	59.0%37,4019 EV	41.0%26,002	63,403
Arkansas	3	63.0%9,5463 EV	37.0%5,604	15,150
Connecticut	6	47.6%29,841	52.4%32,8326 EV	62,673
Delaware	3	48.8%5,970	51.2%6,2713 EV	12,241
Georgia	10	51.2%44,14710 EV	48.8%42,100	86,247
Illinois	9	56.2%58,7959 EV	43.8%45,854	104,649
Indiana	12	50.8%70,18312 EV	49.2%67,866	138,049
Kentucky	12	45.9%51,988	54.1%61,24912 EV	113,237
Louisiana	6	51.3%13,7826 EV	48.7%13,083	26,865
Massachusetts	12	44.2%53,039	55.8%67,06212 EV	120,101
Maryland	8	47.6%32,706	52.4%35,9848 EV	68,690
Maine	9	57.1%45,7199 EV	42.9%34,378	80,097
Michigan	5	53.4%27,7375 EV	46.6%24,185	51,922
Missouri	7	57.0%41,3227 EV	43.0%31,200	72,522
Mississippi	6	57.4%25,8466 EV	42.6%19,158	45,004
North Carolina	11	47.6%39,287	52.4%43,23211 EV	82,519
New Hampshire	6	60.3%27,1606 EV	39.7%17,866	45,026
New Jersey	7	49.5%37,495	50.5%38,3187 EV	75,813
New York	36	50.5%237,58836 EV	49.5%232,482	470,070
Ohio	23	49.0%149,127	51.0%155,09123 EV	304,218
Pennsylvania	26	50.9%167,31126 EV	49.1%161,195	328,506
Rhode Island	4	39.9%4,867	60.1%7,3224 EV	12,189
South Carolina	9	9 EV	–	—
Tennessee	13	50.0%59,917	50.1%60,04013 EV	119,957
Virginia	17	53.1%50,67917 EV	47.0%44,860	95,539
Vermont	6	40.3%18,041	59.7%26,7706 EV	44,811

Popular vote shares are of the votes for the candidates listed in the source. A dash under Votes cast means the state legislature chose the electors. Sources: the National Archives (electoral votes), the American Presidency Project and the Clerk of the House (popular vote).