u.s. presidential election, 1812

Taking place in the shadow of the War of 1812, the U.S. presidential election of 1812 featured an intriguing competition between incumbent President James Madison and the nephew of his former Vice President, DeWitt Clinton (uncle George Clinton had died in office). Elbridge Gerry, elected Madison's second Vice President in the election, would also die in office in 1814.

General election

Results

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Breakdown by ticket

The split-party ticket of the Federalist DeWitt Clinton and the Republican Elbridge Gerry was the result of three Federalist Electors in Gerry's home state of Massachusetts.

Electoral college selection

State(s)
each Elector appointed by state legislature	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Louisiana New Jersey New York North Carolina South Carolina Vermont
each Elector chosen by voters statewide	New Hampshire Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia
state is divided into electoral districts, with one Elector chosen per district by the voters of that district	Kentucky Maryland Tennessee
two Electors chosen by voters statewide one Elector chosen per Congressional district by the voters of that district	Massachusetts

External link

The Green Papers: A Historical Analysis of the Electoral College

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