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Apresidential election was held inLouisiana on November 5, 1844 as part of the1844 United States presidential election.[1] Voters chose six representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forPresident andVice President.
Louisiana voted for theDemocratic candidate,James K. Polk, overWhig candidateHenry Clay. Polk won Louisiana by a narrow margin of 2.6%.
| 1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | James K. Polk ofTennessee | George M. Dallas ofPennsylvania | 13,782 | 51.30% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | Henry Clay ofKentucky | Theodore Frelinghuysen ofNew York | 13,083 | 48.70% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 26,865 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
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