James K. Polk, a democrat, was elected. Polk annexation of Texas. His victory showed that most voters favored Texas annexation.
The annexation of Texas was the main issue of the election of 1844.
The question of the annexation of Texas was no doubt the issue that most influenced the election outcome of 1844.
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The US annexed Texas from Mexico in 1844 after James K Polk won the presidential election.
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The United States presidential election of 1844 was the 15th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, November 1, to Wednesday, December 4, 1844. Democrat James K. Polk defeated Whig Henry Clay in a close contest that turned on the controversial issue of slavery expansion through the annexation of the Republic of Texas.
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1828, 1832, 1836, 1844, 1852, 1856, 1884, 1892, 1912, 1916, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1960, 1964, 1976, 1992, 1996 & 2008.
Texas was finally admitted to the union in 1844 as a result of President Tyler thinking the election mandated Texas to be acquired. The capital of Texas is Austin.
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It achieved Manifest Destiny for the United States.
In the 1844 presidential election, Henry Clay lost to James K. Polk.