United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1844

November 1 - December 4, 1844

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

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The 1844 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

New Jersey voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won New Jersey by a margin of 1.09%.

Results

United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1844^[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	38,318	50.46%	7	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	37,495	49.37%	0	0.00%
	Liberty	James G. Birney of Michigan	Thomas Morris of Ohio	131	0.17%	0	0.00%
Total				75,944	100.00%	7	100.00%

State Results of the 1844 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	James K. Polk Henry Clay James G. Birney

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