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1844: OVERVIEW | MAPS | STATE BY STATE
James K. Polk
James K. Polk
George M. Dallas

Party: DEMOCRATIC
Home State: Polk - TN; Dallas - PA

Electoral Votes: 170
Popular Votes: 1,339,494 (49.5%)

Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Theodore Frelinghuysen

Party: WHIG
Home State: Clay - KY; Frelinghuysen - NY

Electoral Votes: 105
Popular Votes: 1,300,004 (48.1%)

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James G. Birney
James G. Birney
Thomas Morris

Party: LIBERTY
Home State: Birney - MI; Morris - OH

Electoral Votes: 0
Popular Votes: 62,103 (2.3%)
Other Candidates

Electoral Votes: 0
Popular Votes: 2,058 (0.1%)

Electoral College Vote
Total electoral votes (from 26 states) - 275
Majority needed to win - 138

Polk:
win
Clay:
win

Popular Vote
Total popular vote: 2,703,659

Polk:
Clay:
Birney:
Others:

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