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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.
Who won more states clay or Polk?
Polk won more states- 15 - 11 was the score in states.
Who lost the election to James Polk?
In the 1844 presidential election, Henry Clay lost to James K. Polk.
How did Polk's views differ from Clay's in the 1844 election?
In the national popular vote, Polk beat Clay by fewer than 40,000 votes, a margin of 1.4%. James G.
How did Polk’s views differ from Clay’s in the 1844 election?
In the national popular vote, Polk beat Clay by fewer than 40,000 votes, a margin of 1.4%. James G.
How did Polk's views differ from Clay's in 1844 election?
In the national popular vote, Polk beat Clay by fewer than 40,000 votes, a margin of 1.4%. James G.
When was James K. Polk elected?
James Knox Polk defeated Henry Clay in the election of 1844.
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 ran for president against James K. Polk?
Henry Clay.
How did Polk's views differ from Clay's in the 1844 elections?
In the national popular vote, Polk beat Clay by fewer than 40,000 votes, a margin of 1.4%. James G.
Was James K. Polk really in for annexing Texas?
Polk campaigned in favor of annexing Texas; his opponent Clay came out against it. Texas was annexed after Polk was elected but before he took office.
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.
