1816 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1816 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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Nominee Rufus King James Monroe Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Home state New York Virginia Running mate N/A [a] Daniel D. Tompkins Electoral vote 9 0 Legislative vote ** 88

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

The 1816 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on November 1, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. ^[1] The senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King, the de facto candidate of the Federalist Party, received nine votes from electors chosen by the Connecticut General Assembly. ^[2] Although commonly remembered as the last Federalist presidential candidate, King was not formally selected as the party's nominee and had no designated running mate; the Connecticut electors split their vice presidential votes between the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania James Ross and the chief justice of the United States John Marshall. ^{[3] [4]} This was the last election in which Connecticut's electoral votes were awarded by the state legislature. ^[5]

General election

Results

1816 United States presidential election in Connecticut ^{[2] [b]}

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Federalist	Elijah Hubbard	**
	Federalist	Jonathan Ingersoll	**
	Federalist	Jirah Isham	**
	Federalist	Samuel W. Johnson	**
	Federalist	William Perkins	**
	Federalist	Seth P. Staples	**
	Federalist	Elisha Sterling	**
	Federalist	Nathaniel Terry	**
	Federalist	Asa Willey	**
	Democratic-Republican	Oliver Wolcott Jr.	88
Total			>88

Electoral college

1816 United States Electoral College vote in Connecticut ^[4]

For President				For Vice President
Candidate	Party	Home state	Electoral vote	Candidate	Party	Home state	Electoral vote
Rufus King	Federalist	New York	9	James Ross	Federalist	Pennsylvania	5
				John Marshall	Federalist	Virginia	4
Total			9	Total			9

See also

• United States presidential elections in Connecticut

Notes

1. No candidate formally nominated. Connecticut electors cast 5 votes for James Ross and 4 votes for John Marshall.
2. Results of balloting in the Connecticut General Assembly. The number of votes cast for the successful Federalist candidates is unknown.

References

1. "The Legislature of this State [...]". Connecticut Courant. November 5, 1816.
2. Lampi, Philip J. "Connecticut 1816 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
3. Turner, Lynn W. (2002). "Elections of 1816 and 1820". In Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr.; Israel, Fred L. (eds.). History of American Presidential Elections, 1789–2001. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers. p. 307.
4. "1816 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
5. Dubin, Michael J. (2002). United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. xii.