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Lynchburg Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
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James K. Polk secures 170 electoral votes, defeating Henry Clay by a majority of 65, thanks to New York's 36 votes. Popular vote plurality for Polk is estimated at 41,197 over Clay, with about 58,000 Abolition votes. Ohio results show Abolitionists supported Birney, not affecting Clay's win there.
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Mr. Polk has 170 electoral votes more than sufficient to elect him, and a majority of 65 over Mr. Clay. And yet, had Polk lost New York, the 36 votes of which State he has obtained by the vote of a large minority of her citizens, he would have been defeated!
POPULAR VOTE.
The following table embraces all the States—some of the counties estimated.
800,323
818,549
58,285
Should the votes of the States in which the majorities are conjectured, not vary very widely from our estimates, Mr. Polk's plurality over Mr. Clay will be, (including South Carolina.) 41,197. The Abolition vote will be about 58,000—showing that Mr. Polk will go in as a plurality and not as a majority President.
It is sometimes said that Mr. Clay carried Ohio by the Abolition vote. Mark how a plain tale shall put down this falsehood. At the Governor's election in October, it stood thus:
Bartley (W.) 147,728
Todd (Loco) 146,461
King (Abolition.) 8,411
And in November thus:
Clay. 155,113
Polk. 149,058
Birney 8,050
It will be seen that the Abolitionists, almost to a man, adhered to Birney.
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polk wins with 170 electoral votes (majority of 65 over clay); popular plurality of 41,197 over clay; abolition vote about 58,000; polk elected as plurality president. in ohio, clay wins presidential by 6,055 over polk; birney gets 8,050.
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Reporting complete election results: Polk's electoral victory hinges on New York. Popular vote table with estimates for all states. Refutes claim that Abolition vote helped Clay in Ohio, showing Abolition support for Birney in both gubernatorial and presidential elections.