United States presidential election in Missouri, 1844

United States presidential election in Missouri, 1844

November 1 - December 4, 1844

Nominee James K. Polk Henry Clay Party Democratic Whig Home state Tennessee Kentucky Running mate George M. Dallas Theodore Frelinghuysen Electoral vote 7 0 Popular vote 41,322 31,200 Percentage 56.98 43.02

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

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

Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Missouri by a margin of 13.96%.

Results

United States presidential election in Missouri, 1844[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	41,322	56.98%	7	100.00%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	31,200	43.02%	0	0.00%
Total				72,522	100.00%	7	100.00%

References

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