United States presidential election of 1844

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_presidential_election_of_1844

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:campaign_slogan_for_Henry_Clay	Who is James K. Polk?
gptkbp:campaign_slogan_for_James_K._Polk	Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	December 4, 1844 November 1, 1844
gptkbp:DemocraticNominee	gptkb:James_K._Polk
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Henry_Clay	105
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_James_K._Polk	170
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States presidential election of 1844
gptkbp:incumbent	gptkb:John_Tyler
gptkbp:Liberty_Party_nominee	gptkb:James_G._Birney
gptkbp:mainCandidate	gptkb:James_K._Polk gptkb:James_G._Birney gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:nextEdition	United States presidential election of 1848
gptkbp:notableEvent	first dark horse candidate to win presidency issue of Texas annexation dominated campaign rise of Liberty Party as anti-slavery force
gptkbp:number_of_electoral_votes_needed_to_win	138
gptkbp:number_of_states_participating	26
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	slavery annexation of Texas expansionism
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Henry_Clay	1,299,062
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_James_G._Birney	62,103
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_James_K._Polk	1,337,243
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection	gptkb:James_K._Polk
gptkbp:previousEdition	gptkb:United_States_presidential_election_of_1840
gptkbp:runnerUp	gptkb:Whig_Party gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:third_party_candidate	gptkb:James_G._Birney
gptkbp:thirdPlace	gptkb:Liberty_Party
gptkbp:total_electoral_votes	275
gptkbp:type	presidential
gptkbp:vice_presidential_candidate_for_Henry_Clay	gptkb:Theodore_Frelinghuysen
gptkbp:vice_presidential_candidate_for_James_K._Polk	gptkb:George_M._Dallas
gptkbp:voterTurnout	78.9%
gptkbp:votingSystem	gptkb:Electoral_College
gptkbp:Whig_Party_nominee	gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:winner	gptkb:Democratic_Party gptkb:James_K._Polk
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_presidential_election_of_1840
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7