Compare the 1808 Election with the 1812
Election:
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President James Madison was seeking re-election in the 1816
Presidential election as the War of 1812 was being fought.
Madison's war policy was the primary issue. Democratic-Republican candidate
New York City Mayor DeWitt Clinton decided to oppose
Madison. Clinton was the nephew of the late former New York Governor
George Clinton. The Federalists chose not to nominate their own
candidate, but instead decided to support Clinton in an effort to oust Madison. This was not their official
position, however. One part of the Federalist Party decided to
nominate Rufus King for President. But he only made the ballot in
Virginia. Madison struggled due to a controversial war policy. But DeWitt Clinton had a
nasty habit of promising different things to different groups of
people. Clinton campaigned in the favor of the war in the
South, but against it in the Northeast. He tried to curry favor from
different ends of the country.
Skepticism by the public over war policy was the only issue that
gave Clinton a chance. But in the end, Clinton lost the election.
Even though they did not really run a candidate, it was
the best showing for the Federalists in years.
|
| UNITED STATES |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
Madison/Gerry*
 |
139,889 |
52 |
128 |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll |
121,344 |
45 |
89 |
King/Davie |
5,583 |
3 |
0 |
 Unpledged
Electors |
662 |
0 |
0 |
| CONNECTICUT |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
9 |
| DELAWARE |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
4 |
| GEORGIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
8 |
| KENTUCKY |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
8,501 |
92 |
12 |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll |
433 |
5 |
0 |
|
Unpledged
Electors |
289 |
3 |
0 |
| LOUISIANA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
3 |
| MARYLAND |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
13,970 |
52 |
6 |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll |
13,091 |
48 |
5 |
|
Unpledged
Electors |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry* |
27,314 |
35 |
0 |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll
|
50,639 |
65 |
22 |
|
Unpledged
Electors |
13 |
0 |
0 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry* |
15,907 |
44 |
0 |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll
|
20,286 |
56 |
8 |
|
Unpledged
Electors |
49 |
0 |
0 |
| NEW JERSEY |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
8 |
| NEW YORK |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
29 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
15 |
| OHIO |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
7,420 |
69 |
7 |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll |
3,301 |
31 |
0 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
49,695 |
63 |
25 |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll |
29,639 |
37 |
0 |
|
Other |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| RHODE ISLAND |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry* |
2,084 |
34 |
0 |
|
Clinton/Ingersoll
|
4,032 |
66 |
4 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
11 |
| TENNESSEE |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
No Data |
-- |
8 |
| VERMONT |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
No Popular Vote |
-- |
8 |
| VIRGINIA |
VOTES |
PERCENT |
ELECTORAL VOTE |
|
Madison/Gerry*
|
15,128 |
72 |
25 |
|
King/Davie |
5,583 |
27 |
0 |
|
Unpledged
Electors |
303 |
1 |
0 |
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