1844 United States presidential election in Delaware

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.

1844 United States presidential election in Delaware

November 1 - December 4, 1840

Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk Party Whig Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 6,271 5,970 Percentage 51.20% 48.75%

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

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
				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

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

1. "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
2. Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. p. 320.