The 1844 United States presidential election in Mississippi 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.
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 County Results
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Mississippi voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Mississippi by a margin of 14.86%.
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | James K. Polk of Tennessee | George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania | 25,846 | 57.43% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | Henry Clay of Kentucky | Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York | 19,158 | 42.57% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 45,004 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
References
edit- ^ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
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