United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1844

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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 six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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

Results

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1844^[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	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

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

State Results of the 1844 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	James K. Polk Henry Clay James G. Birney

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