1844 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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1844 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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 11 0 Popular vote 43,232 39,287 Percentage 52.39% 47.60%

County Results Clay   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Polk   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Tie   50% No Data/Vote

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

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. 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
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%