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%

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

The 1816 United States presidential election in Delaware was held on November 12, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. ^[1] The unpledged Federalist electoral candidates were selected by the Delaware General Assembly over the Democratic-Republican candidates, who were pledged to the James Monroe. ^[2] The Federalist Party had failed to nominate a ticket prior to the election. ^[3] 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 junior U.S. senator from Maryland Robert Goodloe Harper for vice president, while one elector did not vote. ^[4]

General election

Results

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

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Federalist	Andrew Barrett	18
	Federalist	Thomas Robinson	18
	Federalist	Nicholas Ridgely	18
	Federalist	Isaac Tunnell	18
	Democratic-Republican	Manean Bull	7
	Democratic-Republican	Cornelius P. Comegys	7
	Democratic-Republican	George Reed	7
	Democratic-Republican	Henry M. Ridgely	7
Total			25

Electoral college

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

For President				For Vice President
Candidate	Party	Home state	Electoral vote	Candidate	Party	Home state	Electoral vote
Rufus King	Federalist	New York	3	Robert G. Harper	Federalist	Maryland	3
Not cast			1	Not cast			1
Total			4	Total			4

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

Notes

1. One elector did not vote.
2. Results of balloting in the Delaware General Assembly.

References

1. Paullin, Charles O. (1932). Wright, John K. (ed.). Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. Washington: Carnegie Institution. p. 95.
2. Lampi, Philip J. "Delaware 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.