United States · presidential election
1844 election
President elected
James K. Polk
Electoral College result
Winner: 170 | Main Opponent: 105 | Total/Majority: 275/138
Electoral votes by state
National Archives result| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James K. Polk, of Tennessee | Henry Clay, of Kentucky | George M. Dallas, of Pennsylvania | Theodore Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey | ||
| Alabama | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Arkansas | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Connecticut | 6 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Delaware | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Georgia | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Illinois | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Indiana | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Kentucky | 12 | - | 12 | - | 12 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| Maine | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Maryland | 8 | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | - | 12 | - | 12 |
| Michigan | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Mississippi | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| Missouri | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| New Jersey | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| New York | 36 | 36 | - | 36 | - |
| North Carolina | 11 | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Ohio | 23 | - | 23 | - | 23 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 26 | - | 26 | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Tennessee | 13 | - | 13 | - | 13 |
| Vermont | 6 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Virginia | 17 | 17 | - | 17 | - |
| Totals | 275 | 170 | 105 | 170 | 105 |
Electoral College figures: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.