United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1844

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1844

November 1 - December 4, 1840

Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk Party Whig Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas Electoral vote 12 0 Popular vote 61,249 51,988 Percentage 54.09 45.91

President before election John Tyler Independent Elected President James K. Polk Democratic

The 1844 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose twelve 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 Kentucky by a margin of 8.18%.

Results

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1844[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	61,249	54.09%	12	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	51,988	45.91%	0	0.00%
Total				113,237	100.00%	12	100.00%

References

1. "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.