1812 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

November 1–3, 1812
 
Nominee DeWitt Clinton James Madison
Party Democratic-Republican[lower-alpha 1] Democratic-Republican
Alliance Federalist  
Running mate Jared Ingersoll Elbridge Gerry
Electoral vote 22 0
Popular vote 50,488 27,169
Percentage 65.01% 34.99%


President before election

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

The 1812 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between November 1 and 3, 1812, as part of the 1812 United States presidential election. Voters chose 22 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

During this election, both candidates technically ran as Democratic-Republicans as the Federalist Party chose not to field a candidate nationally. While DeWitt Clinton won all 22 Massachusetts state electors by a wide margin of 30.02%, he lost the general election to the incumbent president James Madison.

Results

1812 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Federalist DeWitt Clinton 50,488 65.01% 19
Democratic-Republican James Madison (incumbent) 27,169 34.99% 0
Totals 77,657 100.0% 19
1820 Vice Presidential Electoral Vote[1]
Party Candidate Electoral votes
Federalist Jared Ingersoll 19
Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry (incumbent) 0
Totals 19

See also

Notes

  1. While commonly labeled as the Federalist candidate, Clinton technically ran as a Democratic-Republican and was not nominated by the Federalist party itself, the latter simply deciding not to field a candidate. This did not prevent endorsements from state Federalist parties (such as in Pennsylvania), but he received the endorsement from the New York state Democratic-Republicans as well.

References

  1. 1 2 "1812 Presidential General Election Results – Massachusetts". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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