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ELECTION RESULTS:

DEMOCRATIC:
JAMES K. POLK (PRESIDENT)
GEORGE M. DALLAS (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote:  170 (61.8%)
Popular Vote: 1,339.494 (49.5%)

WHIG:
HENRY CLAY (PRESIDENT)
THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN  (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 105 (38.2%)
Popular Vote: 1,300,004 (48.1%)

RESOURCES:

American Presidency Project (UCSB)
Library of Congress
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia 

CANDIDATES:

DEMOCRATIC:

JAMES K. POLK (PRESIDENT)
GEORGE M. DALLAS (VICE PRESIDENT)

WHIG: 

HENRY CLAY (PRESIDENT)
THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN (VICE PRESIDENT)