1844 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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| election_name = 1844 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

| country = New Hampshire

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1840 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

| previous_year = 1840

| next_election = 1848 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

| next_year = 1848

| election_date = November 4, 1844

| image_size = x160px

| image1 = Polk 1849.jpg

| nominee1 = James K. Polk

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Tennessee

| running_mate1 = George M. Dallas

| electoral_vote1 = 6

| popular_vote1 = 27,160

| percentage1 = 55.22%

| image2 = Clay 1848.jpg

| nominee2 = Henry Clay

| party2 = Whig Party (United States)

| home_state2 = Kentucky

| running_mate2 = Theodore Frelinghuysen

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 17,866

| percentage2 = 36.32%

| image3 = James Birney(Cropped).jpg

| nominee3 = James G. Birney

| party3 = Liberty Party (United States, 1840)

| home_state3 = Michigan

| running_mate3 = Thomas Morris

| electoral_vote3 = 0

| popular_vote3 = 4,161

| percentage3 = 8.46%

| map_image = New Hampshire Presidential Election Results 1844.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County Results

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Polk

{{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}}

{{legend|#4389e3|60–70%}}

{{legend|#1666cb|70–80%}}

{{legend|#0645b4|80–90%}}

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Clay

{{legend|#fec44f|40–50%}}

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| title = President

| before_election = John Tyler

| before_party = Independent (politician)

| after_election = James K. Polk

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| outgoing_members = MO

| elected_members = VA

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A presidential election was held in New Hampshire on November 4, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election.{{cite book |title=Presidential Elections, 1844 |date=1844 |location=[Boston] |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.10637320}} Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

New Hampshire voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Polk won New Hampshire by a margin of 18.9%.

With 8.46% of the popular vote, New Hampshire would prove to be James G. Birney's strongest state.{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1844&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=1844 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-03-05}}