1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut

The 1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 6 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut

November 1 - December 4, 1844

Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk Party Whig Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 32,832 29,831 Percentage 50.81% 46.18%

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

Connecticut voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Connecticut by a margin of 4.63%.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	32,832	50.81%	6	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	29,841	46.18%	0	0.00%
	Liberty	James G. Birney of Michigan	Thomas Morris of Ohio	1,943	3.01%	0	0.00%
Total				64,616	100.00%	6	100.00%

References

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