1816 United States presidential election in Georgia

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1816 United States presidential election in Georgia
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Nominee James Monroe
Party Democratic-Republican
Home state Virginia
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins
Electoral vote8
President before election

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

A presidential election was held in Georgia on November 12, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. [1] The Democratic-Republican ticket of the U.S. secretary of state James Monroe and the governor of New York Daniel D. Tompkins received eight votes from electors chosen by the Georgia General Assembly. [2] The Federalist Party failed to nominate a candidate. [3] Monroe won the national election handily, defeating the senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King, who received 34 votes from unpledged electors despite not being a candidate. [4]

Contents

General election

Results

1816 United States presidential election in Georgia [1] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes
Democratic-Republican David Adams**
Democratic-Republican John Clark **
Democratic-Republican Charles Harris**
Democratic-Republican Jared Irwin **
Democratic-Republican John McIntosh**
Democratic-Republican David Meriwether **
Democratic-Republican Henry Mitchell**
Democratic-Republican John Rutherford**
Total
**

Electoral college

1816 United States Electoral College vote in Georgia [4]
For PresidentFor Vice President
CandidatePartyHome stateElectoral
vote		CandidatePartyHome stateElectoral
vote
James Monroe Democratic-Republican Virginia 8 Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican New York 8
Total
8
Total
8

See also

References

  1. ↑ Results of balloting in the Georgia General Assembly. The number of votes cast for each candidate is unknown.
  1. 1 2 "Yesterday the Legislature made [...]". Georgia Journal. November 13, 1816.
  2. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2002). United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 22.
  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. 1 2 "1816 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
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