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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 decided to throw their support behind
Clinton in an effort to oust Madison. They did not even nominate a
candidate. This was not their official
position, however. DeWitt Clinton had a habit of promising different
things to different groups of people. Skepticism by the public over
war policy gave him a chance. 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. In the end, Clinton lost the election, but it was
the best showing for the Federalists in years.
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| 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 |
5,583 |
27 |
0 |
|
Unpledged
Electors |
303 |
1 |
0 |
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