United States presidential election in Ohio, 1844

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1844 United States presidential election in Ohio took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose twenty-three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Ohio voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Ohio by a margin of 1.94%.

Results

United States presidential election in Ohio, 1844[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 155,113 49.68% 23 100.00%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 149,061 47.74% 0 0.00%
Liberty James G. Birney of Michigan Thomas Morris of Ohio 8,050 2.58% 0 0.00%
Total 312,224 100.00% 23 100.00%

References

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