1844 United States presidential election in Indiana|
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| Turnout | 84.7% 0.3 pp |
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County Results
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Polk
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
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Clay
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
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A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 4, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. The Democratic ticket of the former governor of Tennessee James K. Polk and the former U.S. minister to Russia George M. Dallas defeated the Whig ticket of the former U.S. senator from Kentucky Henry Clay and the chancellor of New York University Theodore Frelinghuysen. Polk defeated Clay in the national election with 170 electoral votes.