1812 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1812 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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Nominee DeWitt Clinton James Madison Party Democratic-Republican [Note 1] Democratic-Republican Alliance Federalist Home state New York Virginia Running mate Jared Ingersoll Elbridge Gerry [Note1 1] Electoral vote 8 – Popular vote 20,286 15,907 Percentage 55.97% 43.89%

County results Clinton   50–60%   60–70% Madison   50–60%

President before election James Madison Democratic-Republican Elected President James Madison Democratic-Republican

The 1812 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place between October 30 and December 2, 1812, as part of the 1812 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Hampshire voted for Democratic-Republican and Federalist-supported candidate and lieutenant governor of New York DeWitt Clinton over the incumbent Democratic-Republican President James Madison by a margin of 12.22%.

Although Clinton won the state's presidential election, he lost to Madison in the national presidential election, making this the third time New Hampshire voted for a losing candidate in its presidential voting history.

Results

1812 United States presidential election in New Hampshire [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic-Republican / Federalist	DeWitt Clinton	20,286	55.97%	8
	Democratic-Republican	James Madison (incumbent)	15,907	43.89%	–
	–	Other	49	0.14%	–
Totals			36,242	100.00%	8

See also

• United States presidential elections in New Hampshire

Notes

1. While commonly labeled as the Federalist candidate, Clinton technically ran as a Democratic-Republican and was not nominated by the Federalist party itself, the latter simply deciding not to field a candidate. This did not prevent endorsements from state Federalist parties (such as in Pennsylvania), but he received the endorsement from the New York state Democratic-Republicans as well

1. John Langdon had originally been nominated as Madison's running mate, however Langdon declined the nomination and Gerry was chosen instead.

References

1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2024.