1816 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1816 United States presidential election in South Carolina
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Nominee James Monroe
Party Democratic-Republican
Home state Virginia
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins
Electoral vote11
President before election

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

A presidential election was held in South Carolina on December 3, 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 11 votes from electors chosen by the South Carolina General Assembly. [2] The Federalist Party failed to nominate a candidate. [3] In the national election, Monroe easily defeated 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 South Carolina [2] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes
Democratic-Republican Philemon Bradford**
Democratic-Republican James Duff**
Democratic-Republican Thomas Evans**
Democratic-Republican William Garrett**
Democratic-Republican Thomas Lee **
Democratic-Republican William MacKarrell**
Democratic-Republican Frederick Nance **
Democratic-Republican Joseph Reid**
Democratic-Republican Richard B. Screven**
Democratic-Republican John Thomas**
Democratic-Republican John L. Wilson**
Total
**

Electoral college

1816 United States Electoral College vote in South Carolina [4]
For PresidentFor Vice President
CandidatePartyHome stateElectoral
vote		CandidatePartyHome stateElectoral
vote
James Monroe Democratic-Republican Virginia 11 Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican New York 11
Total
11
Total
11

References

  1. ↑ Results of balloting in the South Carolina General Assembly. The number of votes cast for each candidate is unknown.
  1. ↑ "Electors". Richmond Enquirer. December 17, 1816.
  2. 1 2 Lampi, Philip J. "South Carolina 1816 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved April 30, 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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