1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana

November 1 – December 4, 1844

Nominee James K. Polk Henry Clay Party Democratic Whig Home state Tennessee Kentucky Running mate George M. Dallas Theodore Frelinghuysen Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 13,782 13,083 Percentage 51.30% 48.70%

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

The 1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana 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.

Louisiana voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Louisiana by a narrow margin of 2.6%.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	13,782	51.30%	6	100.00%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	13,083	48.70%	0	0.00%
Total				26,865	100.00%	6	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Louisiana