United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1844

November 1 - December 4, 1844

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

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The 1844 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1840 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

South Carolina cast 9 electoral votes for the Democratic candidate James K. Polk. These electors were chosen by the South Carolina General Assembly, the state legislature, rather than by popular vote.^[1]

Results

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 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	–	–	9	100.00%

1 2 "1844 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

State Results of the 1844 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	James K. Polk Henry Clay James G. Birney

General articles	Election timeline

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Other 1844 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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