Henry Clay
Presidential nominee
- Party
- National Republican
- On the ballot
- 1824–1844
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clay1.8M
Opponents2.5M
Total Electoral Votes
Clay191
Opponents620
3
Elections run
Between 1824 and 1844, Henry Clay ran in 3 U.S. presidential elections, losing all 3. Clay's biggest single-election total was 1,299,062 votes, in the 1844 U.S. presidential election.
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How many votes has Henry Clay received?
Henry Clay has received 1,830,798 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3, plus 191 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1844 | Presidentwith Theodore Frelinghuysen | Lost | 1,299,062 (48.1%)105 EV | James K. Polk |
| 1832 | Presidentwith John Sergeant | Lost | 484,205 (37.4%)49 EV | Andrew Jackson (head-to-head) William Wirt |
| 1824 | President | Lost | 47,531 (13%)37 EV | John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson (head-to-head) William H. Crawford |
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