1844 United States presidential election in Delaware

1844 United States presidential election in Delaware
Clay 50-60%	Polk 50-60%
President before election; John Tyler; Independent	Elected President ; James K. Polk; Democratic

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

Delaware voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won the state by a narrow margin of 2.45%.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Delaware^[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	6,271	51.20%	3	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	5,970	48.75%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	6	0.05%	0	0.00%
Total				12,247	100.00%	3	100.00%

1844 United States presidential election in Delaware^[2]
County	Henry Clay Whig		James Polk Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	1,583	52.80%	1,415	47.20%	0	0.00%	168	5.60%	2,998
New Castle	2,819	51.23%	2,678	48.66%	6	0.11%	141	2.56%	5,503
Sussex	1,869	49.89%	1,877	50.11%	0	0.00%	-8	-0.21%	3,746
Total:	6,271	51.20%	5,970	48.75%	6	0.05%	301	2.46%	12,247

^ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
^ Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. p. 320.

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