1844 United States Presidential Election

1840 Presidential Election - 1848 Presidential Election

Results
President Hay has declined to run for a second term, leaving the Whig party yet again with no clear leader. Theodore defeated Daniel Webster in the primaries, as the Whigs nominated him hoping that his more conservative policies would dampen the momentum Jackson has been gaining after four years of a Hay presidency. Unfortunately for him, a leaked letter sent from Frelinghuysen to the Secretary of State revealed that he claimed Troy's nomination and subsequent presidency was "The undignified takeover of a grand party by naive youths", as well as attacks on Catholics and Irish Americans. This has massively dampened his enthusiasm among progressive Whigs, who although didn't want to vote for Jackson, couldn't see Frelinghuysen as someone who should be President for them. Andrew Jackson won the election fairly handily, finally making his years of political ambition pay off.