United States presidential election in Delaware, 1844

United States presidential election in Delaware, 1844
Delaware
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 3 0
Popular vote 6,271 5,970
Percentage 51.20 48.75
President before election

John Tyler
Independent

 Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

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

Delaware voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Delaware by a margin of 2.45%.

Results

United States presidential election in Delaware, 1844[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 6,271 51.20% 3 100.00%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 5,970 48.75% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 6 0.05% 0 0.00%
Total 12,247 100.00% 3 100.00%

References

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