1816 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

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A presidential election was held in Massachusetts on November 12, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election.^[1] The senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King, the de facto candidate of the Federalist Party, received 22 votes from electors chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.^[2] Although commonly remembered as the last Federalist presidential candidate, King was not formally selected as the party's nominee and had no designated running mate; the Massachusetts electors voted for the former U.S. senator from Maryland John Eager Howard for vice president.^[3]^[4] This was the last election in which the District of Maine participated as part of Massachusetts.^[5]

General election

Results

1816 United States presidential election in Massachusetts^[2]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Federalist	William Abbott	198
	Federalist	Peter Bryant	198
	Federalist	Luther Carey	198
	Federalist	Wendell Davis	198
	Federalist	Thomas Dwight	198
	Federalist	Christopher Gore	198
	Federalist	Joshua Head	198
	Federalist	Daniel Howard	198
	Federalist	Jonas Kendall	198
	Federalist	Joseph Locke	198
	Federalist	Stephen Longfellow	198
	Federalist	Prentiss Mellen	198
	Federalist	Benjamin Pickman Jr.	198
	Federalist	Edward Robbins	198
	Federalist	Bazaleel Taft Sr.	198
	Federalist	Israel Thorndike	198
	Federalist	Seth Washburn	198
	Federalist	Daniel A. White	198
	Federalist	Joseph Woodbridge	198
	Federalist	Timothy Boutelle	197
	Federalist	John Low	197
	Federalist	Samuel Wilde	160
	Federalist	Daniel Cony	36
	None	Samuel Cony	2
	None	William Boutelle	1
Not cast			46
Total			244

Electoral college

1816 United States Electoral College vote in Massachusetts^[4]
For President				For Vice President
Candidate	Party	Home state	Electoral vote	Candidate	Party	Home state	Electoral vote
Rufus King	Federalist	New York	22	John E. Howard	Federalist	Maryland	22
Total			22	Total			22

References

↑ Results of balloting in the Massachusetts General Court.

↑ "Legislature of Massachusetts". Portland Gazette and Maine Advertiser. November 19, 1816.
1 2 Lampi, Philip J. "Massachusetts 1816 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
↑ 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.
1 2 "1816 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
↑ Turner 2002, pp. 344–45.

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[6] Results of balloting in the Massachusetts General Court.

[1] "Legislature of Massachusetts". Portland Gazette and Maine Advertiser. November 19, 1816.

[Lampi-2] 1 2 Lampi, Philip J. "Massachusetts 1816 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 26, 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.

[National-Archives-4] 1 2 "1816 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2025.

[FOOTNOTETurner2002344–45-5] Turner 2002, pp. 344–45.

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1816 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

Contents

General election

Results

Electoral college

See also

References