1816 United States presidential election in Tennessee
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A presidential election was held in Tennessee on November 7, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election.[2] 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.[3] The Federalist Party failed to nominate a candidate.[4] 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.[5]
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November 7, 1816
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 Electoral district results
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General election
Summary
Tennessee chose eight electors from as many single-member electoral districts.[3] Returns from the election have been lost.[6] In several districts, multiple candidates ran pledged to Monroe and Tompkins.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | James Monroe Daniel D. Tompkins |
** | ** | |
| Total votes | ** | 100.00 | ||
Results by district
Robert Allen, James Baxter, Samuel Buchanan, David Campbell, Alfred M. Carter, Joseph Hamilton, Adam Huntsman, and Alexander MacClanahan[a] were elected and voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[9] Returns from the district elections have been lost. Carter was elected from the 1st district, apparently without opposition; Huntsman defeated John W. Simpson in the 4th district race; while MacClanahan defeated Edward Ward in the 6th district.[7] It is not known from which districts the five remaining electors were elected.[10] The district boundaries are taken from Michael J. Dubin's United States Presidential Elections, 1788â1860.[11]
| District | Electoral votes |
James Monroe Democratic-Republican |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent | Electoral votes | |||
| Tennesseeâ1 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ2 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ3 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ4 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ5 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ6 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ7 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennesseeâ8 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| TOTAL | 8 | ** | ** | 8 | ** |
District 1
- Carter â Greene â Hawkins â Sullivan â Washington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Alfred M. Carter | ** | ** | |
| Total votes | ** | 100.00 | ||
District 2
District 3
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Adam Huntsman | ** | ** | |
| Democratic-Republican | John W. Simpson | ** | ** | |
| Total votes | ** | 100.00 | ||
District 5
District 6
- Bedford â Davidson â Lincoln â Rutherford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Alexander MacClanahan[a] | ** | ** | |
| Democratic-Republican | Edward Ward | ** | ** | |
| Total votes | ** | 100.00 | ||
District 7
- Giles â Maury â Williamson
District 8
Electoral college
| For President | For Vice President | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Home state | Electoral vote |
Candidate | Party | Home state | Electoral vote |
| James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | 8 | Daniel D. Tompkins | Democratic-Republican | New York | 8 |
Total |
8 |
Total |
8 | ||||