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Polk won more states- 15 - 11 was the score in states.
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How many electoral votes did James K. Polk get?
James Polk won the 1844 presidential election defeating Henry Clay. In the 1844 presidential election James Polk received 170 electoral votes and Henry Clay received 105 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Polk 1,339,494 and Clay 1,300,004.
If Clay would have won this state in 1844 he'd have been president instead of Polk?
New York, worth 36 electoral votes. If Clay had won New York the electoral vote would have been 134 for Polk to 141 for Clay instead of 170 to 105. Clay lost New York with 232,482 votes to Polk's 237,588 votes, a difference of 5,106 votes, a little more than 1% of the vote cast in New York.
How many votes did the canedates get in 1844?
James Polk won the 1844 presidential election defeating Henry Clay. In the 1844 presidential election James Polk received 170 electoral votes and Henry Clay received 105 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Polk 1,339,494 and Clay 1,300,004.
Who were the candidates during the 1844 election?
1844 Presidential ElectionThe candidates for the Presidential election of 1844 were; James K. Polk (Democratic) Henry Clay (Whig) and James G. Birney (Liberty). James K. Polk won the election to become the 11th President of the United States. President Polk was in office from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. His Vice President was George M. Dallas.
Who was the democratic candidate who won presidency against Whigs?
James K. Polk, defeated the Whig candidate, Henry Clay in 1844. In 1852, Franklin Pierce won over the Whig candidate, Winfield Scott.
What 2 men ran in the 1828 presidential election?
There were three men running against Jackson in 1832. Henry Clay was the nominee of the National Rebublicans and the main opposition William Wirt won Vermont and John Floyd won SC as regional candidates.
Who won the 2008 decathlon?
The gold medalist in decathlon at the 2008 Games in Beijing was Bryan Clay of the United States. Andrei Krauchanka of Belarus won silver and Leonel Suarez of Cuba won bronze.
What did President Polk promise to do if he won the presidency?
go to war with mexico
How did Henry Clay help John Quincy Adams to get elected in 1824?
Clay finished fourth in the electoral vote and so was eliminated as a candidate when the House chose the president. Clay had won three states and he able to get them to vote for Adams- that was enough to swing the election to Adams.
Who did the Democratic Party nominate in the presidential election of 1856?
James Polk ran as a Jackson Democrat in 1844 and defeated the Whig candidate , Henry Clay.
In the election of 1844 James K. Polk what annexation?
James P. Polk won the election in 1884 partly due to his support in the annexation of Texas.
Who won the election of 1848?
Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating George McClellan. In the 1864 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 212 electoral votes and George McClellan received 21 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln 2,218,388 and McClellan 1,812,807.
