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[[North Carolina]] voted for the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] candidate, [[Henry Clay]], over [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[James K. Polk]]. Clay won North Carolina by a margin of 4.63%. |
[[North Carolina]] voted for the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] candidate, [[Henry Clay]], over [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[James K. Polk]]. Clay won North Carolina by a margin of 4.63%. |
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With 52.39% of the popular vote, North Carolina would be Henry Clay's fourth strongest state after [[1844 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|Rhode Island]], [[1844 United States presidential election in Vermont|Vermont]] and [[1844 United States presidential election in Kentucky|Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1844&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=1844 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-03-05}}</ref> This was also the last presidential election until [[1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina|1992]] when a Democrat would win without carrying the state of North Carolina. |
With 52.39% of the popular vote, North Carolina would be Henry Clay's fourth strongest state after [[1844 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|Rhode Island]], [[1844 United States presidential election in Vermont|Vermont]] and [[1844 United States presidential election in Kentucky|Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1844&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=1844 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-03-05}}</ref> This was also the last presidential election until [[1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina|1992]] when a Democrat would win without carrying the state of North Carolina. [[James K. Polk]] is one of two presidents to lose his birth state in a successful presidential bid. The other is [[2016 United States presidential election in New York|Donald Trump]] of New York. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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Elections in North Carolina |
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The 1844 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
North Carolina voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won North Carolina by a margin of 4.63%.
With 52.39% of the popular vote, North Carolina would be Henry Clay's fourth strongest state after Rhode Island, Vermont and Kentucky.[1] This was also the last presidential election until 1992 when a Democrat would win without carrying the state of North Carolina. James K. Polk is one of two presidents to lose his birth state in a successful presidential bid. The other is Donald Trump of New York.
Results
United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1844[2] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Whig | Henry Clay of Kentucky | Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York | 43,232 | 52.39% | 11 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | James K. Polk of Tennessee | George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania | 39,287 | 47.60% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
N/A | Others | Others | 2 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 82,521 | 100.00% | 11 | 100.00% |
References
- ^ "1844 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - North Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.