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A presidential election was held in New York on November 8, 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 29 votes from electors chosen by the New York General Assembly. [2] The Federalist Party failed to nominate a presidential candidate, [3] but unpledged electors received 42 votes from Federalist legislators. [2] Monroe won the national election handily with 183 electoral votes. [4]
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The senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King had been considered a potential challenger to Monroe, but the Federalists abandoned plans for his nomination after King lost the 1816 New York gubernatorial election to Tompkins. Thereafter, King was not considered a presidential candidate and made no attempt to campaign. [5] He received 34 votes notwithstanding from unpledged electors chosen by the legislatures of Connecticut, Delaware, and Massachusetts. [4] The Federalist Party would never again contest a presidential election, earning King the distinction of being remembered as the last Federalist presidential contender. [3]
