National Election Statistics

1816 Presidential Election

Results of the presidential election of 1816, won by James Monroe with 183 electoral votes.

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James Monroe's Cabinet

President: James Monroe (1817-1825)

Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins (1817-1825)

Secretary of State: John Quincy Adams (1817-1825)

Secretary of the Treasury: William H. Crawford (1817-1825)

Secretary of War: John C. Calhoun (1817-1825)

Attorney General: William Wirt (1817-1825)

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1816 National Election

183
James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
34
Rufus King (Federalist)
110 to win
Running Mate: Daniel D. Tompkins
Running Mate: John E. Howard

With the opposition Federalist Party in collapse, Madison’s Secretary of State, James Monroe, had an advantage in winning the nomination against a divided opposition. Indiana becomes a state during this election cycle.

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

9

Delaware

4

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

8

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

3

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

8

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