United States presidential election in Maryland, 1844

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1844

November 1 - December 4, 1844

Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk Party Whig Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 35,984 32,706 Percentage 52.39 47.61

President before election John Tyler Independent Elected President James K. Polk Democratic

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

Maryland voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Maryland by a margin of 4.78%.

Results

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1844[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	35,984	52.39%	8	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	32,706	47.61%	0	0.00%
Total				68,690	100.00%	8	100.00%

References

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