United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1844

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1844 United States presidential election in Connecticut 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.

Connecticut voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Connecticut by a margin of 4.63%.

Results

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1844[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig Henry Clay of Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York 32,832 50.81% 6 100.00%
Democratic James K. Polk of Tennessee George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania 29,841 46.18% 0 0.00%
Liberty James G. Birney of Michigan Thomas Morris of Ohio 1,943 3.01% 0 0.00%
Total 64,616 100.00% 6 100.00%

References

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