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1812 Presidential Election

Results of the presidential election of 1812, won by James Madison with 128 electoral votes.

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James Madison's Cabinet

President: James Madison (1809-1817)

Vice President: Elbridge Gerry (1813-1814), None (1814-1817)

Secretary of State: James Monroe (1811-1817)

Secretary of the Treasury: Albert Gallatin (1809-1814), George W. Campbell (1814-1814), Alexander J. Dallas (1814-1816), William H. Crawford (1816-1817)

Secretary of War: John Armstrong Jr. (1813-1814), James Monroe (1814-1815), William H. Crawford (1815-1816), George Graham (acting) (1816-1817)

Attorney General: William Pinkney (1811-1814), Richard Rush (1814-1817)

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1812 Candidate Electoral Votes

128
James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
89
DeWitt Clinton (Federalist)
110 to win
Running Mate: Elbridge Gerry
Running Mate: Jared Ingersoll

Louisiana becomes a state during this election cycle. New York replaces Virginia with most electoral votes; will hold #1 spot until 1972.

1812

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

9

Delaware

4

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

8

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

12

Louisiana

3

Maine

Maryland

11

Massachusetts

22

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

8

New Jersey

8

New Mexico

New York

29

North Carolina

15

North Dakota

Ohio

7

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

25

Rhode Island

4

South Carolina

11

South Dakota

Tennessee

8

Texas

Utah

Vermont

8

Virginia

25

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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