1844 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1844 U.S. Presidential Election?
James K. Polk won the 1844 U.S. Presidential Election. James K. Polk received 1,337,243 popular votes (49.5%) and 170 electoral votes. The main challenger was Henry Clay (48.1%).
See the full head-to-head between Polk and Clay
Polk +1.4 pts · won by 38,181 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.4% of the popular vote; only the leading tickets are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.