1844 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1844

November 1 - December 4, 1844

Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk Party Whig Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas Electoral vote 13 0 Popular vote 60,040 59,917 Percentage 50.05% 49.95%

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

The 1844 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Despite being Polk's home state and the state he once served as the governor of, Tennessee voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won Tennessee by a very narrow margin of 123 votes (0.10%). James K. Polk is one of 4 presidents to lose his home state on a successful presidential bid. The others are Woodrow Wilson, Richard Nixon, and Donald Trump

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1844
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	60,040	50.05%	13	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	59,917	49.95%	0	0.00%
Total				119,957	100.00%	13	100.00%