In the 1844 presidential election Polk's opponent was Henry Clay of Kentucky. He was a member of the Whig party.
No, James K. Polk never lost a presidential election. One of his campaign promises was not to run for re-election.
James P. Polk won the election in 1884 partly due to his support in the annexation of Texas.
James Knox Polk won the presidential election of 1844 because he was the "candidate of expansion".
James Knox Polk defeated Henry Clay in the election of 1844.
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James K. Polk. He was seen as an expansionist candidate.
manifest destiny is a time period in the USA where we wanted more power, we wanted more land from the west. so James Polk was all for moving west and that's the main reason why he was elected
The 11th President of the United States was James K. Polk. President Polk was elected in 1844, and served in office from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849
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.