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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland
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Nominee James Monroe Unpledged electors
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Home state Virginia N/A
Running mate Daniel D. Tompkins N/A[a]
Electoral vote 8 0[b]
Popular vote 7,513 3,126
Percentage 70.0% 29.1%
County Results
President before election

James Madison
Democratic-Republican

Elected President

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

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A presidential election was held in Maryland on November 11, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election.[1] The Democratic-Republican ticket of the U.S. secretary of state James Monroe and the governor of New York Daniel D. Tompkins defeated the Federalist ticket.[2] Although the Federalists failed to nominate a presidential candidate,[3][4] Federalist unpledged electors carried three single-member districts; the electors chosen from these districts subsequently abstained from the Electoral College vote. Monroe carried the remaining six districts, including two multi-member districts, worth a combined eight electoral votes. Monroe won the national election handily, defeating the senior U.S. senator from New York Rufus King, who received 34 votes from unpledged electors despite not being a candidate.[5]

General election

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Summary

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Maryland chose 11 electors from nine electoral districts—seven single-member districts and two districts represented by two members apiece. Nineteenth century election laws required voters to vote directly for members of the Electoral College rather than for president. This sometimes resulted in small differences in the number of votes cast for electors pledged to the same presidential candidate if some voters did not vote for all the electors nominated by a party, or if multiple tickets pledged to the same candidate appeared.[6] This table counts all votes for Democratic-Republican electors in single-member districts as votes for Monroe and all votes for Federalist electors as votes for unpledged electors; for the two multi-member districts, the most popular elector from each ticket is counted. Electors whose allegiance could not be determined are counted separately.

1816 United States presidential election in Maryland[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican James Monroe
Daniel D. Tompkins 		7,513 69.97
Federalist Unpledged electors 3,126 29.11
Write-in 99 0.92
Total votes 10,736 100.00

Results by district

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District Electoral
votes 		James Monroe
Democratic-Republican 		Unpledged electors
Federalist 		Others Margin Total
No. % Electoral
votes 		No. % Electoral
votes 		No. % Electoral
votes 		No. %
Maryland–1 1 2 0.74 — 270 99.26 1[c] — — 268 98.52 272
Maryland–2 1 523 73.66 1 184 25.92 — 3 0.42 — 339 47.74 710
Maryland–3 2 1,440 98.97 2 13 0.89 — 2 0.14 — 1,427 98.08 1,455
Maryland–4 2 1,855 95.62 2 — — 85 4.43 — 1,720 91.19 1,940
Maryland–5 1 693 100.00 1 — — — — 693 100.00 693
Maryland–6 1 938 67.87 1 435 31.48 — 9 0.65 — 503 36.39 1,382
Maryland–7 1 750 100.0 1 — — — — 750 100.0 750
Maryland–8 1 1,282 48.74 — 1,338 51.26 1[c] — — -56 -2.52 2,610
Maryland–9 1 30 3.28 — 886 96.72 1[c] — — -856 -93.44 916
TOTALS 11 7,513 69.97 8 3,126 29.11 3[c] 99 0.92 0 4,387 40.86 10,738

District 1

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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland's 1st electoral district[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Federalist William D. Beall 270 99.26
Democratic-Republican James Fenwick 1 0.37
Democratic-Republican Thomas Latimer 1 0.37
Total votes 272 100.00

District 2

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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland's 2nd electoral district[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican Joseph Kent 520 73.24
Federalist James Somerville 111 15.63
Federalist Edward Calvert 43 6.06
Federalist Thomas Somerville 30 4.22
Democratic-Republican Levin Lawrence 3 0.42
None John Galloway 1 0.14
None William Bayford 1 0.14
None Alexander Somer 1 0.14
Total votes 710 100.00

District 3

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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland's 3rd electoral district[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican Edward Johnson
John Stephen[d] 		1,440 98.97
Federalist Owen Dorsey
Thomas Davis 		8 0.55
Federalist Bruce J. Worthington
Thomas Hood 		5 0.34
None Matthais Hammond
Robert Strickler 		1 0.07
None Benjamin Luceill
Jonas Green 		1 0.07
Total votes 1,455 100.00

District 4

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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland's 4th electoral district[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican John Buchanan
Lawrence Brengle 		1,855 95.36
None Philip Marguam
Dennis A. Howard 		22 1.13
None George M. Lavingen
Robert Little 		20 1.03
None John Thomas
Joseph Johnson 		13 0.67
None Joseph Shoemaker
Burger Magruder 		5 0.31
None John Rohiback
John Gicks 		3 0.15
None Peter Wissinger 2 0.10
None John Bell 1 0.05
None William Bernard 1 0.05
None Henry Bideman 1 0.05
None Jacob Bohn
Patrick Quinn 		1 0.05
None Nathan Burris 1 0.05
None Benjamin Corrington 1 0.05
None William Corrington 1 0.05
None Samuel Cassel 1 0.05
None Henry Cronice 1 0.05
None John Doogan
William Ferguson 		1 0.05
None Samuel Egilberner 1 0.05
None James Henderson 1 0.05
None Enoch Kintzel 1 0.05
None Seth Lane 1 0.05
None Jacob Lantz 1 0.05
None Michael M. Lavingen 1 0.05
None Zebulon Kuhn
Michael Wattman 		1 0.05
None John Rohiback
Daniel Gicks 		1 0.05
None Otho Holland Williams 1 0.05
None Andrew Willis 1 0.05
Total votes 1,940 100.00

District 5

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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland's 5th electoral district[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican George Warner 693 100.00
Total votes 693 100.00

District 6

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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland's 6th electoral district[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican William C. Miller 938 67.87
Federalist Reuben Stamp 435 31.48
None Ebenezer N. Allen 2 0.14
None William Billingslea 2 0.14
None William Allen 1 0.07
None Isaac Hollingsworth 1 0.07
None Thomas W. Bond 1 0.07
None Walden G. Middleton 1 0.07
None Francis Wheeler 1 0.07
Total votes 1,382 100.00

District 7

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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland's 7th electoral district[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican Benjamin Massey 680 90.67
Democratic-Republican Vachol Keene 39 5.2
Democratic-Republican John L. Blake 23 3.07
Democratic-Republican Samuel Ringgold 6 0.80
Democratic-Republican Kensey Harrison 2 0.27
Total votes 750 100.00

District 8

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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland's 8th electoral district[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Federalist Thomas Ennalls 1,338 51.26
Democratic-Republican John Bennett 1,272 48.74
Total votes 2,610 100.00

District 9

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1816 United States presidential election in Maryland's 9th electoral district[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Federalist Littleton Dennis Jr. 886 96.72
Democratic-Republican Lemuel Purnel 27 2.95
Democratic-Republican Samuel LeCompte 1 0.11
Democratic-Republican William LeCompte 1 0.11
Democratic-Republican Peter Dasheill 1 0.11
Total votes 916 100.00

Results by county

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County D James Monroe
Democratic-Republican 		Unpledged electors
Federalist 		Others Margin Total
Votes Percent Votes Percent Votes Percent Votes Percent
Allegany 4 217 87.15 — 32 12.85 185 74.30 249
Anne Arundel 3 475 98.55 5 1.04 2 0.41 470 97.51 482
Baltimore 5 693 100.00 — — 693 100.00 693
City of Baltimore 3 944 100.00 — — 944 100.00 944
Calvert 2 141 75.40 43 22.99 3 1.60 98 52.41 187
Caroline 8 446 43.18 587 56.82 — -141 -13.64 1,033
Cecil 6 448 52.09 412 47.91 — 436 4.18 860
Charles 1 2 1.68 117 98.32 — -115 -96.64 119
Dorchester 8 265 72.40 101 27.60 — 164 44.80 366
9 2 0.82 242 99.18 — -240 -98.36 244
Tot. 267 43.77 343 56.23 — -76 -12.46 610
Frederick 4 922 95.74 — 41 4.26 881 91.48 963
Harford 6 490 93.87 23 4.41 9 1.72 467 89.46 522
Kent 7 308 100.00 — — 308 100.00 308
Montgomery 2 74 100.00 — — 74 100.00 74
3 21 72.41 8 27.59 — 11 44.82 29
Tot. 95 92.23 8 7.77 — 87 84.46 103
Prince George's 1 — 54 100.00 — -54 -100.00 54
2 308 68.60 141 31.40 — 167 37.20 449
Tot. 308 61.23 195 38.77 — 113 22.46 503
Queen Anne's 7 442 100.0 — — 442 100.0 442
Somerset 9 13 3.93 318 96.07 — -305 -92.14 331
St. Mary's 1 — 99 100.00 — -99 -100.00 99
Talbot 8 561 46.32 650 53.67 — -89 -7.35 1,211
Washington 4 717 98.35 — 12 1.65 705 96.71 729
Worcester 9 15 4.40 326 95.60 — -311 -91.20 341
TOTAL 7,513 69.97 3,126 29.11 99 0.92 4,387 40.86 10,738

Counties that flipped from Federalist to Democratic-Republican

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Electoral college

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1816 United States Electoral College vote in Maryland[5]
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
Not cast 3 Not cast 3
Total
11
Total
11

See also

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References

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  1. ^ No candidate was formally nominated.
  2. ^ Three Federalists were elected but did not vote.
  3. ^ a b c d Did not vote
  4. ^ Received 1,429 votes
  1. ^ "Electors of President & Vice President of the United States". Richmond Enquirer. November 9, 1816.
  2. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2002). United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 23.
  3. ^ Turner, Lynn W. (2002). "Elections of 1816 and 1820". In Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr.; Israel, Fred L. (eds.). History of American Presidential Elections, 1789–2001. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers. p. 307.
  4. ^ "Maryland Electors". Richmond Enquirer. November 26, 1816. The lower District on the Eastern Shore, and the lower District on the Western Shore, will no doubt elect Federal Electors; who they will vote for no person (not even the Editor of the Federal Gazette) pretends to know, or care.
  5. ^ a b "1816 Electoral College Results". National Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
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  7. ^ Lampi; Lampi; Lampi; Lampi; Lampi; Lampi; Lampi; Lampi; Lampi.
  8. ^ Lampi, Philip J. "Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 1". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  9. ^ Lampi, Philip J. "Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 2". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  10. ^ Lampi, Philip J. "Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 3". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  11. ^ Lampi, Philip J. "Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 4". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  12. ^ Lampi, Philip J. "Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 5". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  13. ^ Lampi, Philip J. "Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 6". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  14. ^ Lampi, Philip J. "Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 7". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  15. ^ Lampi, Philip J. "Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 8". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  16. ^ Lampi, Philip J. "Maryland 1816 Electoral College, District 9". A New Nation Votes. American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
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