In 1844 James Polk (Jacksonsonian Democrat) defeated Henry Clay (Whig) for the US presidency. A third party candidate, James Birney, also ran and received about 2% of the popular vote and no electoral votes.
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Polk ran and was elected in 1844.
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.
The 15th U.S. Presidential election was the election of 1844. The candidates were...James K. Polk - Democratic Party - 170 votesHenry Clay - Whig Party - 105 votesJames G. Birney - Liberty Party - no vote
In 1824, 1833, and 1844 he ran for president but lost each time.
Joseph Smith, Jr. ran for President of the United States of America in the 1844 election. He ran as an independent. He was murdered in June, 1844, before the election took place. To read an article about Joseph Smith's campaign for the presidency, click the "Related Link" below.
James Buchanan ran for the Democratic nomination three times (in 1844 ,1848 and 1852 ) before he was finally nominated and won the election in 1856.
The Prohibition Party suffered a major split and each faction ran a different slate for President and Vice-President. The Presidential candidates were Earl Dodge and Gene Amondsen.
No one. Arthur was vice-president under James Garfield, who was shot and killed in office.
Barack Hussein Obama Obama ran for President and won. incorrect answer above
James K. Polk was elected president in 1844.
The first Mormon to run for president was Joseph Smith, during the 1844 election. Mitt Romney's father, George, ran for president in the 1968 election, Mitt Romney ran in 2008 and 2012, and another Mormon, Jon Huntsman, also ran for president in 2012. Mitt Romney is the first Mormon to be chosen as a major party candidate.I don't believe any have. There has been other Christians that ran for president such as Abraham Lincoin, George Washington, George Bush, and Ronald Regan.