Henry Clay
Henry Clay ran for president in 1824, 1832, 1844. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.
1844 Lost
Whig- Electoral votes
- 105of 275
- Popular vote
- 1,300,00448.10%
- States carried
- 11
- Running mate
- Theodore Frelinghuysen
Opponents: James K. Polk (170 EV).
1832 Lost
National-Republican- Electoral votes
- 49of 286
- Popular vote
- 484,20537.40%
- States carried
- 6
- Running mate
- John Sergeant
Opponents: Andrew Jackson (219 EV), John Floyd (11 EV), William Wirt (7 EV).
Carried: Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
1824 Lost
Democratic-Republican- Electoral votes
- 37of 261
- Popular vote
- 47,53113.00%
- States carried
- 3
- Running mate
- Nathan Sanford
Opponents: Andrew Jackson (99 EV), John Quincy Adams (84 EV), William H. Crawford (41 EV).
Carried: Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio.
Head-to-head
- vs James K. Polk 1844
- vs Andrew Jackson 1832, 1824
- vs John Floyd 1832
- vs William Wirt 1832
- vs John Quincy Adams 1824
- vs William H. Crawford 1824
Questions and answers
How many times did Henry Clay run for president?
3 times (1824, 1832, 1844), without winning.
How many electoral votes did Henry Clay win?
1844: 105; 1832: 49; 1824: 37.
What share of the popular vote did Henry Clay get?
1844: 48.1% (1,300,004 votes); 1832: 37.4% (484,205 votes); 1824: 13.0% (47,531 votes).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data