1816 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 December 2025 ly 1816 United States presidential election 1816 United States presidential election in Kentucky United States 1795 presidential no 1812 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1812 1820 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1820 November 11–13, 1816 MD DE 200x200px File:James Monroe by John Vanderlyn (cropped).jpg James Monroe Democratic-Republican Party (United States) Virginia Daniel D. Tompkins 12 1,864 100.0% President James Madison Democratic-Republican Party James Monroe Democratic-Republican Party A presidential election was held in Kentucky from November 11–13, 1816 as part of the 1816 United States presidential election.Electoral Election https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/592695325 Kentucky Gazette November 11, 1816 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.Dubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State 2002 McFarland & Co. Jefferson, NC 23 The Federalist Party failed to nominate a candidate.Turner Lynn W. Schlesinger Arthur M. Jr. Israel Fred L. History of American Presidential Elections, 1789–2001 1 Chelsea House Publishers Philadelphia 2002 Elections of 1816 and 1820 307 https://archive.org/details/historyofamerica01schl/page/298/mode/2up 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.1816 Electoral College Results https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1816 National Archives 2025-02-22 In Kentucky, 30 candidates ran in three four-member electoral districts, all pledged to Monroe; complete popular vote returns for all but the 2nd district have been lost.Lampi Philip J. Kentucky 1816 Electoral College, District 1 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/rf55z8124 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-03-19 Lampi Philip J. Kentucky 1816 Electoral College, District 2 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/41687j152 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-03-19 Lampi Philip J. Kentucky 1816 Electoral College, District 3 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/jw827b74h A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-03-19 General election Summary Kentucky chose twelve electors from three electoral districts, each represented by four members. Returns from the 1st district have been lost. From the 3rd district, only the returns from Fayette County survive. In contrast, returns from all but two counties in the 2nd district have been located. 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.Lampi Philip J. Electoral College https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/?f%5Boffice_id_ssim%5D%5B%5D=ON056 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-03-19 Ratcliffe Donald J. Popular Preferences in the Presidential Election of 1824 Journal of the Early Republic Spring 2014 34 1 57 24486931 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24486931 In Kentucky, voters in each district had the option to vote for four out of between seven and fifteen candidates—all Democratic-Republicans pledged to Monroe and Tompkins. The below table calculates Monroe's statewide popular vote by adding the votes for the most popular elector in each district. In counties where the district winner received fewer votes than one or several candidates, this method may understate Monroe's statewide total. 1816 United States presidential election in Kentucky Democratic-Republican Party James MonroeDaniel D. Tompkins 1,864 100.00 1,864 100.00 Results by district The below table counts the result for the most popular elector pledged to Monroe in each district with surviving returns. It thus differs slightly from the county results table, which calculates the Democratic-Republican vote from the results for the most popular Monroe elector in each county. District Electoralvotes James MonroeDemocratic-Republican Total Votes Percent Electoralvotes Kentucky–1 4 ** no data 4 ** no data Kentucky–2 4 1,508 100.00 4 1,508 Kentucky–3 4 356 100.00 4 356 TOTAL 12 1,864 100.00 12 1,864 District 1 Adair — Allen — Barren — Breckinridge — Butler — Caldwell — Christian — Cumberland — Daviess — Green — Grayson — Hardin — Henderson — Hopkins — Livingston — Logan — Muhlenberg — Ohio — Pulaski — Union — Warren — Wayne + 1816 United States presidential election in Kentucky's 1st electoral districtNo surviving returns Party Candidate Votes Democratic-Republican Robert Ewing ** No data Democratic-Republican Samuel Caldwell ** No data Democratic-Republican Samuel Murrell ** No data Democratic-Republican Alexander Adair ** No data Democratic-Republican Simeon Buford ** No data Democratic-Republican Robert E. Yates ** No data Democratic-Republican William W. Baptist ** No data Democratic-Republican Presley O'Bannon ** No data Democratic-Republican Henry Towns ** No data Democratic-Republican John W. Powell ** No data Democratic-Republican William Harris ** No data Democratic-Republican John W. Delany ** No data Democratic-Republican Henry Dixon ** No data Democratic-Republican John P. Oldham ** No data Democratic-Republican John DeWitt ** No data Total ** No data District 2 Bullitt — Casey — Clay — Estill — Franklin — Gallatin — Garrard — Henry — Jefferson — Knox — Lincoln — Madison — Mercer — Nelson — Rockcastle — Shelby — Washington + 1816 United States presidential election in Kentucky's 2nd electoral district Party Candidate Votes Democratic-Republican William Lee 1,508 Democratic-Republican Willis A. Logan 1,454 Democratic-Republican Richard Taylor 1,344 Democratic-Republican William Irvine 1,139 Democratic-Republican Robert B. McAfee 803 Democratic-Republican Joseph Pollard 444 Democratic-Republican David Oliver 409 Total >1,508 District 3 Bath — Boone — Bourbon — Bracken — Campbell — Clark — Fayette — Fleming — Floyd — Greenup — Harrison — Jessamine — Lewis — Mason — Montgomery — Nicholas — Pendleton — Scott — Woodford + 1816 United States presidential election in Kentucky's 3rd electoral districtpayne This table reflects the popular vote in Fayette County, the only county comprising the 3rd district with surviving returns. Although Thomas D. Owings outran Duval Payne by two votes in this county, Payne and not Owings was elected by the district. Party Candidate Votes Democratic-Republican Thomas Bodley 356 Democratic-Republican Hubbard Taylor 234 Democratic-Republican Robert Trimble 200 Democratic-Republican Thomas D. Owingspayne 142 Democratic-Republican Duval Paynepayne 140 Democratic-Republican Walker Baylor 100 Democratic-Republican John Jouitt 42 Democratic-Republican William Moore 12 Total >356 Results by county The below table counts the result for the most popular elector pledged to Monroe in each county with surviving returns. It thus differs slightly from the district results table, which calculates the Democratic-Republican vote from the results for the most popular Monroe elector in each district. County D District James MonroeDemocratic-Republican Total Votes Percent Adair 1 ** No data ** No data Allen 1 ** No data ** No data Barren 1 ** No data ** No data Bath 3 ** No data ** No data Boone 3 ** No data ** No data Bourbon 3 ** No data ** No data Bracken 3 ** No data ** No data Breckinridge 1 ** No data ** No data Bullitt 2 35 100.00 35 Butler 1 ** No data ** No data Caldwell 1 ** No data ** No data Campbell 3 ** No data ** No data Christian 1 ** No data ** No data Clark 3 ** No data ** No data Casey 2 57 100.00 57 Clay 2 47 100.00 47 Cumberland 1 ** No data ** No data Daviess 1 ** No data ** No data Estill 2 26 100.00 26 Fayette 3 356 100.00 356 Fleming 3 ** No data ** No data Floyd 3 ** No data ** No data Franklin 2 260 100.00 260 Gallatin 2 78 100.00 78 Garrard 2 73 100.00 73 Grayson 1 ** No data ** No data Green 1 ** No data ** No data Greenup 3 ** No data ** No data Hardin 1 ** No data ** No data Harrison 3 ** No data ** No data Henderson 1 ** No data ** No data Henry 2 157 100.00 157 Hopkins 1 ** No data ** No data Jefferson 2 391 100.00 391 Jessamine 3 ** No data ** No data Knox 2 ** No data ** No data Lewis 3 ** No data ** No data Lincoln 2 136 100.00 136 Livingston 1 ** No data ** No data Logan 1 ** No data ** No data Madison 2 202 100.00 202 Mason 3 ** No data ** No data Mercer 2 152 100.00 152 Montgomery 3 ** No data ** No data Nelson 2 90 100.00 90 Muhlenberg 1 ** No data ** No data Nicholas 3 ** No data ** No data Ohio 1 ** No data ** No data Pendleton 3 ** No data ** No data Pulaski 1 ** No data ** No data Rockcastle 2 39 100.00 39 Scott 3 ** No data ** No data Shelby 2 134 100.00 134 Union 1 ** No data ** No data Warren 1 ** No data ** No data Washington 2 ** No data ** No data Wayne 1 ** No data ** No data Woodford 3 ** No data ** No data District total 1 ** No data ** No data District total 2 1,877 100.00 1,877 District total 3 356 100.00 356 TOTAL 2,233 100.00 2,233 Electoral college + 1816 United States Electoral College vote in Kentucky For President For Vice President Candidate Party Home state Electoralvote Candidate Party Home state Electoralvote James Monroe Democratic-Republican Virginia 12 Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican New York 12 Total 12 Total 12 See also United States presidential elections in Kentucky Notes References Category:1816 United States presidential election by state or territory Category:United States presidential elections in Kentucky Category:1816 Kentucky elections Category:November 1816 Category:December 1816