United States presidential election in New Hampshire, 1844
Main article: United States presidential election, 1844
| Elections in New Hampshire |
|---|
 |
The 1844 United States presidential election in New Hampshire 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.
New Hampshire voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Polk won New Hampshire by a margin of 18.9%.
Results
| United States presidential election in New Hampshire, 1844[1] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | James K. Polk of Tennessee | George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania | 27,160 | 55.22% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | Henry Clay of Kentucky | Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York | 17,866 | 36.32% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Liberty | James G. Birney of Michigan | Thomas Morris of Ohio | 4,161 | 8.46% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 49,187 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
References
- ↑ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - New Hampshire". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
| ||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, December 24, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.