U.S. presidential election, 1816

The U.S. presidential election of 1816 was a competition between James Monroe and Rufus King. As Secretary of State under James Madison, Monroe was seen by many as pre-ordained to succeed him into the presidency. King, twice defeated as the Federalist nominee for Vice President, returned to seek the nation's highest office.

Contents

1 General election 1.1 Results 2 Electoral college selection 3 See also 4 Reference

General election

Results

Presidential Candidate	Party	Home State	Popular Vote(a)		Electoral Vote	Running Mate	Running Mate's Home State	Running Mate's Electoral Vote
			Count	Percentage
James Monroe	Republican	Virginia	—	—	183	Daniel D. Tompkins	New York	183
Rufus King	Federalist	New York	—	—	34	John Eager Howard	Maryland	22
						James Ross	Pennsylvania	5
						John Marshall	Virginia	4
						Robert Goodloe Harper	Virginia	3
Total			—	100%	217	Total		217
Needed to win					109	Needed to win		109

^(a) Only 10 of the 19 states chose electors by popular vote; hence, popular vote figures for this election are generally considered meaningless.

Electoral college selection

Method of choosing Electors	State(s)
each Elector appointed by state legislature	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Indiana Louisiana Massachusetts New York South Carolina Vermont
each Elector chosen by voters statewide	New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia
state is divided into electoral districts, with one Elector chosen per district by the voters of that district	Kentucky Maryland Tennessee

See also

• History of the United States (1789-1849)

Reference

• "A Historical Analysis of the Electoral College." The Green Papers. Accessed on March 20, 2005.

See also: U.S. presidential election, 1816