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1812 United States presidential election
1812 United States presidential election in Kentucky presidential no 1808 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1808 1816 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1816 October 30 – December 2, 1812 x200px James Madison (cropped 3x4 close).jpg James Madison Democratic-Republican Party (United States) Virginia Elbridge Gerry 12 8,501 95.2% Dewitt (Cropped).jpg DeWitt Clinton 001c80 Democratic-RepublicanWhile 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. Federalist Party New York Jared Ingersoll 0 433 4.8%
The 1812 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place between October 30 and December 2, 1812, as part of the 1812 United States presidential election. Voters chose twelve representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Kentucky had gained four electors compared to the previous election in 1808.
Kentucky cast twelve electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President James Madison over the other Democratic-Republican and Federalist supported candidate DeWitt Clinton. The electoral votes for Vice president were cast for Madison's running mate Elbridge Gerry from Massachusetts. The state was divided into three electoral districts with four electors each, whereupon each district's voters chose the electors.1812 Presidential General Election Results https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ U.S. Election Atlas 2023-07-14
Results
1812 United States presidential election in Kentucky1812 Presidential Election https://www.270towin.com/1812_Election/ 270towin.com 2023-07-14PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic-Republican James Madison (incumbent) 8,501 95.2% 12 Democratic-Republican/Federalist DeWitt Clinton 433 4.8% 0 Totals 8,934 100.0% 12
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United States presidential elections in Kentucky
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