1812 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
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November 1–3, 1812
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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. DeWitt Clinton won all 22 Massachusetts state electors by a wide margin of 30.02%, despite the fact that Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry was on the ballot, but he lost the general election to the incumbent president James Madison.
Results
[edit]| 1812 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican/Federalist | DeWitt Clinton | 50,488 | 65.01% | 22 | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Madison (incumbent) | 27,169 | 34.99% | 0 | |
| Totals | 77,657 | 100.00% | 22 | ||
| 1812 vice presidential electoral vote[1] | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican/Federalist | Jared Ingersoll | 19 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Elbridge Gerry (incumbent) | 3 | |
| Totals | 19 | ||
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[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 3 electors from Massachusetts instead voted for Elbridge Gerry for Vice President
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1812 Presidential General Election Results – Massachusetts". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved November 25, 2022.