1816 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1816 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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Nominee James Monroe
Party Democratic-Republican
Home state Virginia
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins
Electoral vote3
Legislative vote31
Percentage67.4%
President before election

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

A presidential election was held in Louisiana on November 25, 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 three votes from electors chosen by the Louisiana State Legislature. [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 Louisiana [1] [2] [a]
PartyCandidateLegislative election
1st2nd3rd4th
Democratic-Republican Garrigues Flaugeac31Elected
Democratic-Republican John R. Grymes 29Elected
Democratic-Republican Squire Lea18212224
None Julien Poydras 17141621
NoneFielding L. Turner175——
NoneElijah Clark14411
NoneHenry Bry91——
NoneBartlet Collins4—8—
NoneMacroudon1———
NoneFlood1———
Total
46
45
47
46

Electoral college

1816 United States Electoral College vote in Louisiana [4]
For PresidentFor Vice President
CandidatePartyHome stateElectoral
vote		CandidatePartyHome stateElectoral
vote
James Monroe Democratic-Republican Virginia 3 Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican New York 3
Total
3
Total
3

See also

References

  1. ↑ Results of balloting in the Louisiana State Legislature.
  1. 1 2 State of Louisiana (1816). Journal of the Senate [...]. New Orleans. p. 8.
  2. 1 2 Lampi, Philip J. "Louisiana 1816 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 20, 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. 1 2 "1816 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2025.


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