Presidential Election of 1844

The Presidential Election of 1844 was the fifteenth election in U.S. history, and was held over a thirty-three day period from November 1, 1844 until December 4, 1844. While this election featured the two main political parties, the Democratic and Whig parties, it also featured the Liberty party as a third party. This was also the first election to not feature the one-term incumbent as a renominated candidate. John Tyler, who succeeded to the Presidency after the death of his predecessor (William Henry Harrison), was largely unpopular within his own party, the Whigs, due to his vetoing of several key pieces of Whig-based legislation and his lack of any real policies or plans.
==Presidential Selection (Democratic National Convention)==
Name	Position	Votes (1st-10th ballots)
James K. Polk
(b.1795) (49 years)	
Former Governor of Tennessee
(1839-41)	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 44, 231, 266
Lewis Cass
(b.1782) (62 years)	
Former U.S. Ambassador to France from Michigan
(1836-42)	83, 94, 92, 105, 107, 116, 123, 114, 29, 0
Martin Van Buren
(b.1782) (62 years)	
Former President of the United States from New York
(1837-41)	146, 127, 121, 111, 103, 101, 99, 104, 2, 0
John C. Calhoun
(b.1782) (62 years)	
Incumbent United States Secretary of State from South Carolina
(1844-45)	6, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 0
Marcus Morton
(b.1784) (60 years)	
Former Governor of Massachusetts
(1840-41, 1843-44)	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0
James Buchanan
(b.1791) (53 years)	
U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
(1834-45)	4, 9, 11, 17, 26, 25, 22, 2, 0, 0
Richard M. Johnson
(b.1780) (64 years)	
Former Vice President of the United States from Kentucky
(1837-41)	24, 33, 38, 32, 29, 23, 21, 0, 0, 0
Levi Woodbury
(b.1789) (55 years)	
U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
(1825-31, 1841-45)	2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Charles Stewart
(b.1771) (73 years)	
Former U.S. Naval Commissioner from Pennsylvania
(1830-32)	1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
==Vice Presidential Selection (Democratic National Convention)==
Name	Position	Votes (1st-3rd ballots)
George M. Dallas
(b.1792) (52 years)	
Former U.S. Minister to Russia from Pennsylvania
(1837-39)	0, 13, 219
John Fairfield
(b.1797) (47 years)	
U.S. Senator from Maine
(1843-47)	0, 93, 30
Levi Woodbury
(b.1789) (55 years)	
U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
(1825-31, 1841-45)	8, 56, 6
Lewis Cass
(b.1782) (62 years)	
Former U.S. Ambassador to France from Michigan
(1836-42)	0, 39, 0
Richard M. Johnson
(b.1780) (64 years)	
Former Vice President of the United States from Kentucky
(1837-41)	0, 26, 0
Charles Stewart
(b.1771) (73 years)	
Former U.S. Naval Commisioner from Pennsylvania
(1830-32)	0, 23, 0
William L. Marcy
(b.1786) (58 years)	
Former Governor of New York
(1833-38)	0, 5, 0
Silas Wright
(b.1795) (49 years)	
U.S. Senator from New York
(1833-44)	258, 0, 0
    
 
==Vice Presidential Selection (Whig National Convention)==
Name	Position	Votes (1st-3rd ballots)
Theodore Frelinghuysen
(b.1787) (57 years)	
Chancellor of New York University from New Jersey
(1839-50)	101, 116, 154
John Davis
(b.1787) (57 years)	
Former Governor of Massachusetts
(1834-35, 1841-43)	83, 75, 79
Millard Fillmore
(b.1800) (44 years)	
Former U.S. Representative from New York
(1833-35, 1837-43)	53, 51, 40
John Sergeant
(b.1779) (65 years)	
Former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
(1815-23, 1827-29, 1837-41)	38, 33, 0
==Candidates==
1. James K. Polk
Born 	1795  (49 years)
Position 	Former Governor of Tennessee  (1839-41)
State 	Tennessee
Party 	Democratic
Running Mate	
George M. Dallas  (b.1792) (52 years) (Pennsylvania)
Former U.S. Minister to Russia  (1837-39)
2. Henry Clay
Born 	1777  (67 years)
Position 	Former U.S. Senator from Kentucky  (1805-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52)
State 	Kentucky
Party 	Whig
Running Mate	
Theodore Frelinghuysen  (b.1787) (57 years) (New Jersey)
Chancellor of New York University  (1839-50)
3. James G. Birney
Born 	1792  (52 years)
Position 	Attorney and Abolitionist
State 	Michigan
Party 	Liberty
Running Mate	
Thomas Morris (b.1776) (68 years) (Ohio)
Former U.S. Senator from Ohio  (1833-39)
==Results==
Candidates	Popular Vote	Electoral Vote
J.K. Polk
G.M. Dallas	
1, 339, 494
(49.54%)	170
H. Clay
T. Frelinghuysen	
1, 300, 004
(48.08%)	105
J.G. Birney
T. Morris	
62, 103
(2.30%)	0
138 Electoral Votes need to win.
==Electoral Votes by State==
State 	Electoral Votes	State
Alabama 	9 	J.K. Polk
Arkansas 	3 	J.K. Polk
Connecticut 	6 	H. Clay
Delaware 	3 	H. Clay
Georgia 	10 	J.K. Polk
Illinois 	9 	J.K. Polk
Indiana 	12 	J.K. Polk
Kentucky 	12 	H. Clay
Louisiana 	6 	J.K. Polk
Maine 	9 	J.K. Polk
Maryland 	8 	H. Clay
Massachusetts 	12 	H. Clay
Michigan 	5 	J.K. Polk
Mississippi 	6 	J.K. Polk
Missouri 	7 	J.K. Polk
New Hampshire 	6 	J.K. Polk
New Jersey 	7 	H. Clay
New York 	36 	J.K. Polk
North Carolina	11 	H. Clay
Ohio 	23 	H. Clay
Pennsylvania 	26 	J.K. Polk
Rhode Island 	4 	H. Clay
South Carolina	9 	J.K. Polk
Tennessee 	13 	H. Clay
Vermont 	6 	H. Clay
Virginia 	17 	J.K. Polk