1844 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

1844 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

November 1, 1844
 
Nominee James K. Polk Henry Clay
Party Democratic Whig
Home state Tennessee Kentucky
Running mate George M. Dallas Theodore Frelinghuysen
Electoral vote 26 0
Popular vote 167,447 161,125
Percentage 50.50% 48.59%

County Results

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania on November 1, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 26 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over the Whig candidate, Henry Clay. Polk won Pennsylvania by a narrow margin of 1.91%.