1844 United States presidential election in Maine
November 11, 1844
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A presidential election was held in Maine on November 11, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election.[1] Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Maine voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Maine by a margin of 13.35%.
With 5.69% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be James G. Birney's fifth strongest state after New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Michigan.[2]
Results
| 1844 United States presidential election in Maine[3] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | James K. Polk of Tennessee | George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania | 45,719 | 53.83% | 9 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | Henry Clay of Kentucky | Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York | 34,378 | 40.48% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Liberty | James G. Birney of Michigan | Thomas Morris of Ohio | 4,836 | 5.69% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 84,933 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% | ||||
By county
| County[4][a] | James K. Polk Democratic |
Henry Clay Whig |
James G. Birney Liberty |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Aroostook | 907 | 68.40% | 398 | 30.02% | 21 | 1.58% | 509 | 38.39% | 1,326 |
| Cumberland | 6,367 | 55.15% | 4,483 | 38.83% | 694 | 6.01% | 1,884 | 16.32% | 11,544 |
| Franklin | 1,609 | 51.36% | 1,132 | 36.13% | 392 | 12.51% | 477 | 15.23% | 3,133 |
| Hancock | 2,608 | 57.17% | 1,849 | 40.53% | 105 | 2.30% | 759 | 16.64% | 4,562 |
| Kennebec | 3,535 | 37.25% | 5,393 | 56.83% | 561 | 5.91% | -1,858 | -19.58% | 9,489 |
| Lincoln | 5,354 | 51.58% | 4,566 | 43.99% | 460 | 4.43% | 788 | 7.59% | 10,380 |
| Oxford | 4,395 | 65.80% | 1,887 | 28.25% | 397 | 5.94% | 2,508 | 37.55% | 6,679 |
| Penobscot | 4,895 | 54.74% | 3,346 | 37.42% | 701 | 7.84% | 1,549 | 17.32% | 8,942 |
| Piscataquis | 1,136 | 46.60% | 1,074 | 44.05% | 228 | 9.35% | 62 | 2.54% | 2,438 |
| Somerset | 2,530 | 43.52% | 2,848 | 48.99% | 435 | 7.48% | -318 | -5.47% | 5,813 |
| Waldo | 4,661 | 68.51% | 1,826 | 26.84% | 316 | 4.65% | 2,835 | 41.67% | 6,803 |
| Washington | 2,605 | 52.03% | 2,328 | 46.49% | 74 | 1.48% | 277 | 5.53% | 5,007 |
| York | 5,117 | 58.24% | 3,216 | 36.60% | 453 | 5.16% | 25,579 | 34.31% | 8,786 |
See also
Notes
- ^ This vote breakdown by county is based from the Daily Courant Extra released on January 17, 1845. It lists Polk's total votes from Maine as 45,719, same as other sources. But it also lists Clay's Maine votes as 34,346 (a difference of -32), and Birney's Maine votes as 4,837 (a difference of 1). Birney's votes are listed under "Abol."
References
- ^ Presidential Elections, 1844. [Boston]. 1844.
- ^ "1844 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ "Presidential Election in 1844: Official Vote". Cornell University Digital Library. Daily Courant Extra. January 17, 1845. Retrieved January 23, 2026.