1844 United States presidential election in Maine

1844 United States presidential election in Maine
	November 1 - December 4, 1844
	November 1 - December 4, 1844
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%.

With 5.69% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be James G. Birney's fifth strongest state after New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Michigan.[1]

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Maine[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	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%

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"1844 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
"1844 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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