1816 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1816 United States presidential election in Delaware
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Nominee Rufus King James Monroe
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Home state New York Virginia
Running mate Rober G. Harper Daniel D. Tompkins
Electoral vote 3[a] 0
Legislative vote 18 7
Percentage 72.0% 28.0%

A presidential election was held in Delaware on November 12, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election.[1] The unpledged Federalist electoral candidates were selected by the Delaware General Assembly over the Democratic-Republican candidates, who were pledged to the James Monroe. [2] The Federalist Party had failed to nominate a ticket prior to the election.[3] At the meeting of the electoral college, three of the four Delaware electors vote for the senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King for president and the junior U.S. senator from Maryland Robert Goodloe Harper for vice president, while one elector did not vote.[4]

General election

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Results

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1816 United States presidential election in Delaware[2][b]
Party Candidate Votes
Federalist Andrew Barrett 18
Federalist Thomas Robinson 18
Federalist Nicholas Ridgely 18
Federalist Isaac Tunnell 18
Democratic-Republican Manean Bull 7
Democratic-Republican Cornelius P. Comegys 7
Democratic-Republican George Reed 7
Democratic-Republican Henry M. Ridgely 7
Total
25

Electoral college

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1816 United States Electoral College vote in Delaware[4]
For President For Vice President
Candidate Party Home state Electoral
vote 		Candidate Party Home state Electoral
vote
Rufus King Federalist New York 3 Robert G. Harper Federalist Maryland 3
Not cast 1 Not cast 1
Total
4
Total
4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ One elector did not vote.
  2. ^ Results of balloting in the Delaware General Assembly.
  1. ^ Paullin, Charles O. (1932). Wright, John K. (ed.). Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. Washington: Carnegie Institution. p. 95.
  2. ^ a b Lampi, Philip J. "Delaware 1816 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 10, 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. ^ a b "1816 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
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