1816 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1816 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Rufus King James Monroe Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Home state New York Virginia Running mate Rober G. Harper Daniel D. Tompkins Electoral vote 3 [a] 0 Legislative vote 18 7 Percentage 72.0% 28.0%

A presidential election was held in Delaware in November 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. The unpledged Federalist electoral candidates were selected by the Delaware General Assembly over the Democratic-Republican candidates, who were pledged to the James Monroe. ^[1] The Federalist Party had failed to nominate a ticket prior to the election. ^[2] At the meeting of the electoral college, three of the four Delaware electors vote for the senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King for president and the former U.S. senator from Maryland John Eager Howard for vice president, while one elector did not vote. ^[3]

Results

1816 United States presidential election in Delaware [1]
Party		Candidate	Legislative election		Electoral votes
			Votes	Percentage
	Federalist	Unpledged electors [b]	18	72.0%	4
	Democratic-Republican	James Monroe	7	28.0%	—
Total			25	100.0%	4

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

1. The Delaware General Assembly was entitled to choose four electors; however, one elector abstained from the vote.
2. Three electors voted for Rufus King; the fourth elector abstained from the vote.

1. Lampi, Philip J. "Delaware 1816 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
2. 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.
3. "1816 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2025.