United States presidential election in Arkansas, 1844

November 1 - December 4, 1844

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

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The 1844 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Arkansas voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Arkansas by a margin of 26.02%.

Results

United States presidential election in Arkansas, 1844^[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	9,546	63.01%	3	100.00%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	5,604	36.99%	0	0.00%
Total				15,150	100.00%	3	100.00%

State Results of the 1844 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	James K. Polk Henry Clay James G. Birney

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Other 1844 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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