1816 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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A presidential election was held in Rhode Island on November 20, 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 was elected unopposed.[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]
General election
[edit]Summary
[edit]Rhode Island chose four electors on a statewide general ticket. Nineteenth century election laws required voters to vote directly for members of the Electoral College rather than for president. This sometimes resulted in small differences in the number of votes cast for electors pledged to the same presidential candidate if some voters did not vote for all the electors nominated by a party.[5] This table shows the votes for the most popular elector pledged to the Democratic-Republican ticket to give an approximate sense of the statewide result.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | James Monroe Daniel D. Tompkins |
1,236 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 1,236 | 100.00 | ||
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | James Fenner | ** | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas G. Pitman | ** | |
| Democratic-Republican | Edward Wilcox | ** | |
| Democratic-Republican | Dutee Arnold | ** | |
Total
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≈1,236
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Results by county
[edit]This table records the result for the most popular Democratic-Republican elector in each county with surviving returns. The totals presented thus differ slightly from the statewide results summary, which records the result for the most popular elector statewide.
| County | James Monroe Democratic-Republican |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent | ||
| Bristol | ** | ** | |
| Kent | ** | ** | |
| Newport | 162 | 100.00 | 162 |
| Providence | ** | ** | |
| Washington | ** | ** | |
| TOTAL | 162 | 100.00 | 162 |
Electoral college
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| Candidate | Party | Home state | Electoral vote |
Candidate | Party | Home state | Electoral vote |
| James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | 4 | Daniel D. Tompkins | Democratic-Republican | New York | 4 |
Total
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4
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Total
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4
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See also
[edit]Reference
[edit]- ^ "Rhode Island Republican Electoral Ticket". Richmond Enquirer. November 14, 1816.
- ^ a b c Lampi, Philip J. "Rhode Island 1816 Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved April 2, 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.
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- Lampi, Philip J. "Electoral College". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- Ratcliffe, Donald J. (Spring 2014). "Popular Preferences in the Presidential Election of 1824". Journal of the Early Republic. 34 (1): 57. JSTOR 24486931.
