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Apresidential election was held inIllinois on November 4, 1844 as part of the1844 United States presidential election.[1] Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Illinois voted for theDemocratic candidate,James K. Polk, overWhig candidateHenry Clay. Polk won Illinois by a margin of 11.86%. Boone County would not vote Democratic again until 2008.
| 1844 United States presidential election in Illinois[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | James K. Polk ofTennessee | George M. Dallas ofPennsylvania | 58,795 | 53.91% | 9 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | Henry Clay ofKentucky | Theodore Frelinghuysen ofNew York | 45,854 | 42.05% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Liberty | James G. Birney ofMichigan | Thomas Morris ofOhio | 3,469 | 3.18% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| N/A | Others | Others | 939 | 0.86% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 109,057 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% | ||||
State and district results of the1844 United States presidential election | ||
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