1844 United States presidential election in Vermont

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United States presidential election in Vermont, 1844

November 1 - December 4, 1840

Nominee Henry Clay James K. Polk Party Whig Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Running mate Theodore Frelinghuysen George M. Dallas Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 26,780 18,049 Percentage 54.84 36.96

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

The 1844 United States presidential election in Vermont 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.

Vermont voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Clay won Vermont by a margin of 17.88%.

Results

United States presidential election in Vermont, 1844
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	26,780	54.84%	6	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	18,049	36.96%	0	0.00%
	Liberty Party (1840s)	James G. Birney of Michigan	Thomas Morris of Ohio	3,970	8.13%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	30	0.06%	0	0.00%
Total				48,829	100.00%	6	100.00%