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James Knox
POLK
George Mifflin Dallas |
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Party:
DEMOCRATIC
Home State:
PR: TN; VP: PA
Electoral Votes: 170
Pop. Vote: 1,337,243 (49.6%) |
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Henry
CLAY
Theodore Frelinghuysen |
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Party:
WHIG
Home State:
PR: KY; VP: NJ
Electoral Votes: 105
Pop. Vote: 1,299,062 (48.1%)
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James Gillespie
BIRNEY
Thomas Morris |
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Party:
LIBERTY
Home State:
PR: NY; VP: OH
Electoral Votes: 0
Pop. Vote: 62,300 (2.3%)
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Total electoral votes - 275 (from 26 states)
Majority needed to win - 138
Total popular vote - 2,698,605 |