United States presidential election in Indiana, 1844

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

Indiana voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Indiana by a margin of 1.65%.

Results

United States presidential election in Indiana, 1844^[1]
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	70,181	50.07%	12	100.00%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	67,867	48.42%	0	0.00%
	Liberty	James G. Birney of Michigan	Thomas Morris of Ohio	2,106	1.50%	0	0.00%
Total				140,154	100.00%	12	100.00%

References

↑ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana". 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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Other 1844 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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