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Tennessee · 1844 presidential election

Tennessee presidential election results 1844

Henry Clay carried Tennessee by 0.10 points (123 votes), winning 13 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
13
Votes counted
119,957

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Henry ClayWhig60,04050.10%13
James K. PolkDemocratic59,91749.90%—
Total votes119,957

Sources: 1844

Questions and answers

Who won Tennessee in 1844?

Henry Clay won Tennessee by 0.10 percentage points (123 votes).

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1844?

Tennessee cast 13 electoral votes in 1844.

How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 1844?

119,957 votes were counted for president.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data