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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]
1816 United States presidential election in Delaware [1] | |||||
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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 | ||