James K. Polk. He was seen as an expansionist candidate.
James Knox Polk won the presidential election of 1844 because he was the "candidate of expansion".
The annexation of Texas was the main issue of the election of 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.
In the 1844 presidential election Polk's opponent was Henry Clay of Kentucky. He was a member of the Whig party.
The US annexed Texas from Mexico in 1844 after James K Polk won the presidential election.
The question of the annexation of Texas was no doubt the issue that most influenced the election outcome of 1844.
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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.
George Washington won the first presidential election in 1789. The 2008 presidential election was the 56th presidential election in the United States.
There was no U.S. presidential election in 1866. Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating George McClellan. Ulysses S. Grant won the 1868 presidential election defeating Horatio Seymour.
In the 2008 US presidential election Barak Obama won the election. He ran as a Democrat.
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