1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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The 1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut 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.

1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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 6 0 Popular vote 32,832 29,831 Percentage 50.81% 46.18%

Clay   40–50%   50-60% Polk   40–50%

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

Connecticut voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Connecticut by a narrow margin of 4.63%.

To date, this is the most recent presidential election in which the town of Woodbury voted for the Democratic nominee.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	32,832	50.81%	6	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	29,841	46.18%	0	0.00%
	Liberty	James G. Birney of Michigan	Thomas Morris of Ohio	1,943	3.01%	0	0.00%
Total				64,616	100.00%	6	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Connecticut