1816 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
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A presidential election was held in Massachusetts on November 12, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election.[1] The senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King, the de facto candidate of the Federalist Party, received 22 votes from electors chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.[2] Although commonly remembered as the last Federalist presidential candidate, King was not formally selected as the party's nominee and had no designated running mate; the Massachusetts electors voted for the former U.S. senator from Maryland John Eager Howard for vice president.[3][4] This was the last election in which the District of Maine participated as part of Massachusetts.[5]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federalist | William Abbott | 198 | |
| Federalist | Peter Bryant | 198 | |
| Federalist | Luther Carey | 198 | |
| Federalist | Wendell Davis | 198 | |
| Federalist | Thomas Dwight | 198 | |
| Federalist | Christopher Gore | 198 | |
| Federalist | Joshua Head | 198 | |
| Federalist | Daniel Howard | 198 | |
| Federalist | Jonas Kendall | 198 | |
| Federalist | Joseph Locke | 198 | |
| Federalist | Stephen Longfellow | 198 | |
| Federalist | Prentiss Mellen | 198 | |
| Federalist | Benjamin Pickman Jr. | 198 | |
| Federalist | Edward Robbins | 198 | |
| Federalist | Bazaleel Taft Sr. | 198 | |
| Federalist | Israel Thorndike | 198 | |
| Federalist | Seth Washburn | 198 | |
| Federalist | Daniel A. White | 198 | |
| Federalist | Joseph Woodbridge | 198 | |
| Federalist | Timothy Boutelle | 197 | |
| Federalist | John Low | 197 | |
| Federalist | Samuel Wilde | 160 | |
| Federalist | Daniel Cony | 36 | |
| None | Samuel Cony | 2 | |
| None | William Boutelle | 1 | |
| Not cast | 46 | ||
Total
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244
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Electoral college
| For President | For Vice President | ||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Home state | Electoral vote |
Candidate | Party | Home state | Electoral vote |
| Rufus King | Federalist | New York | 22 | John E. Howard | Federalist | Maryland | 22 |
Total
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22
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Total
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22
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See also
References
- ^ Results of balloting in the Massachusetts General Court.
- ^ "Legislature of Massachusetts". Portland Gazette and Maine Advertiser. November 19, 1816.
- ^ a b Lampi, Philip J. "Massachusetts 1816 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "1816 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ Turner 2002, pp. 344–45.
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