1844 United States presidential election
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1844-united-states-presidential-election-176-8438402
title:
1844 United States presidential election
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The 1844 United States presidential election was the 15th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, November 1 to Wednesday, December 4, 1844. Democrat James K. Polk narrowly defeated Whig Henry Clay in a close contest turning on the controversial issues of slavery and the annexation of the Republic of Texas. This is the only election in which both major party nominees served as Speaker of the House at one point, and the first in which neither candidate held elective office at the tim
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15th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
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2002-02-24T12:32:36Z
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2024-09-03T21:31:59Z
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