The 1844 United States presidential election in Illinois took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
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Illinois voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Illinois by a margin of 11.86%. Boone County would not vote Democratic again until 2008.
Results
edit1844 United States presidential election in Illinois[1] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Democratic | James K. Polk of Tennessee | George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania | 58,795 | 53.91% | 9 | 100.00% | ||
Whig | Henry Clay of Kentucky | Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York | 45,854 | 42.05% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Liberty | James G. Birney of Michigan | Thomas Morris of Ohio | 3,469 | 3.18% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
N/A | Others | Others | 939 | 0.86% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 109,057 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.