United States presidential election in Maine, 1844

United States presidential election in Maine, 1844
Maine
November 1 - December 4, 1844
 
Nominee James K. Polk Henry Clay
Party Democratic Whig
Home state Tennessee Kentucky
Running mate George M. Dallas Theodore Frelinghuysen
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 45,719 34,378
Percentage 53.83 40.48
President before election

John Tyler
Independent

 Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

The 1844 United States presidential election in Maine took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Maine voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Maine by a margin of 13.35%.

Results

United States presidential election in Maine, 1844[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 45,719 53.83% 9 100.00%
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 34,378 40.48% 0 0.00%
Liberty James G. Birney of Michigan Thomas Morris of Ohio 4,836 5.69% 0 0.00%
Total 84,933 100.00% 9 100.00%

References

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