1816 United States presidential election in Virginia

none January 2025 1816 United States presidential election in Virginia United States 1795 presidential no 1812 United States presidential election in Virginia 1812 1820 United States presidential election in Virginia 1820 November 4, 1816 NH NJ 200x200px File:James Monroe by John Vanderlyn (cropped).jpg James Monroe Democratic-Republican Party Virginia 25 6,859 99.9% 2em 150x150px Unpledged electors Federalist Party N/ANo candidate formally nominated N/A 0 4 0.1% 1816 United States presidential election in Virginia results map by county.svg 375px County results Monroe #165016 90–100% No data #808080 President James Madison Democratic-Republican Party James Monroe Democratic-Republican Party 1816 United States presidential election A presidential election was held in Virginia on November 4, 1816, as part of the 1816 United States presidential election.Electors of President & Vice President of the United States https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024735/1816-11-09/ed-1/seq-3 Richmond Enquirer November 9, 1816 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.Dubin 2002 24–25 The Federalist Party failed to nominate a candidate.Turner 2002 307 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.National Archives and Records Administration n.d. General election Summary Virginia chose 25 electors on a statewide general ticket. 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 n.d. Ratcliffe 2014 34 This table compares the votes for the most popular elector pledged to each ticket, to give an approximate sense of the statewide result. 1816 United States presidential election in VirginiaDubin 2002 24–25 Lampi 2012 Democratic-Republican Party James MonroeDaniel D. Tompkins 6,859 99.94 Federalist Party Unpledged electors 4 0.06 6,863 100.00 Results + 1816 United States presidential election in VirginiaLampi 2012Incomplete results based on returns from Essex, Fauquier, and Richmond counties Party Candidate Votes Democratic-Republican Mark Alexander 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Branch T. Archer 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican William Lee Ball 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican John T. Brooke 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Joseph Carrington Cabell 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican John Dixon 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Isaac Foster 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Charles G. Graves 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Hugh Holmes 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican William Jones 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican George Newton 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Brazure W. Pryor 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican John Purnall 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Andrew Russell 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Archibald Stuart 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Charles Taylor 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Robert Taylor 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican John Webster 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Charles Yancey 200 Incomplete Democratic-Republican John Pegram 199 Incomplete Democratic-Republican George Penn 199 Incomplete Democratic-Republican William G. Poindexter 199 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Spencer Roane 199 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Sthreshley Rennolds 198 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Archibald Rutherford 197 Incomplete Federalist Robert B. Taylor 4 Incomplete Federalist Robert White 4 Incomplete None John Scott 3 Incomplete None Enoch Mason 3 Incomplete None Thomas Nelson 3 Incomplete Federalist Robert Porterfield 3 Incomplete None Thomas Van Swearingen 3 Incomplete Federalist George Adams 1 Incomplete Federalist Charles Cameron 1 Incomplete Federalist John Campbell 1 Incomplete Federalist Paul Carrington 1 Incomplete Federalist Robert Christian 1 Incomplete Federalist Thomas Evans 1 Incomplete Federalist John M. Gannett 1 Incomplete Federalist Robert Gratton 1 Incomplete Federalist James H. Hooe 1 Incomplete Federalist Hudson Martin Sr. 1 Incomplete Federalist John Nelson 1 Incomplete Federalist Isaac Olay 1 Incomplete Federalist David Patterson 1 Incomplete None Edward Pegram 1 Incomplete None George Pegram 1 Incomplete Federalist Burt Powell 1 Incomplete Federalist Joseph T. Price 1 Incomplete Federalist Archibald Ritchie 1 Incomplete Federalist Benjamin Sheppard 1 Incomplete Federalist James Stephenson 1 Incomplete Federalist Isaac Swoop 1 Incomplete Federalist William Tate 1 Incomplete None George K. Taylor 1 Incomplete Federalist Richard T. Taylor 1 Incomplete Federalist Isaac Williams 1 Incomplete Federalist Henry Young 1 Incomplete Federalist Noah Zane 1 Incomplete Democratic-Republican William Archertelegraph Archer, Brockenbrough, Cook, Edie, and Morgan are listed as "elected" by the United States Telegraph (published 1828), but not by the original election returns.Lampi 2012 n26 0 Incomplete Democratic-Republican William Brockenbroughtelegraph 0 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Benjamin Cooktelegraph 0 Incomplete Democratic-Republican John Edietelegraph 0 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Daniel Morgantelegraph 0 Incomplete Democratic-Republican Robert B. StarkeVoted in the Electoral CollegeLampi 2012 n27 0 Incomplete Total ≥204 Incomplete Results by county County James MonroeDemocratic-Republican Unpledged electorsFederalist Margin Total Votes Percent Votes Percent Votes Percent Accomack 5 100.00 — 5 100.00 5 Albemarle 259 100.00 — 259 100.00 259 Amelia 39 100.00 — 39 100.00 39 Amherst 72 100.00 — 72 100.00 72 Augusta 53 100.00 — 53 100.00 53 Bath 29 100.00 — 29 100.00 29 Bedford 84 100.00 — 84 100.00 84 Berkeley 66 100.00 — 66 100.00 66 Botetourt 74 100.00 — 74 100.00 74 Brooke 90 100.00 — 90 100.00 90 Brunswick 45 100.00 — 45 100.00 45 Buckingham 105 100.00 — 105 100.00 105 Cabell ** No data ** No data ** No data ** No data Campbell 87 100.00 — 87 100.00 87 Caroline 58 100.00 — 58 100.00 58 Charles City 23 100.00 — 23 100.00 23 Charlotte 112 100.00 — 112 100.00 112 Chesterfield 143 100.00 — 143 100.00 143 Culpepper 75 100.00 — 75 100.00 75 Cumberland 46 100.00 — 46 100.00 46 Dinwiddie 30 100.00 — 30 100.00 30 Elizabeth City 65 100.00 — 65 100.00 65 Essex 61 98.39 1 1.61 60 96.78 62 Fairfax 93 100.00 — 93 100.00 93 Fauquier 65 95.59 3 4.41 62 91.18 68 Fluvanna 45 100.00 — 45 100.00 45 Franklin 106 100.00 — 106 100.00 106 Frederick 146 100.00 — 146 100.00 146 Giles 25 100.00 — 25 100.00 25 Gloucester 144 100.00 — 144 100.00 144 Goochland 51 100.00 — 51 100.00 51 Grayson 49 100.00 — 49 100.00 49 Greenbrier 17 100.00 — 17 100.00 17 Halifax 83 100.00 — 83 100.00 83 Hampshire 6 100.00 — 6 100.00 6 Hanover 39 100.00 — 39 100.00 39 Hardy 8 100.00 — 8 100.00 8 Harrison 96 100.00 — 96 100.00 96 Henrico 242 100.00 — 242 100.00 242 Henry 24 100.00 — 24 100.00 24 Isle of Wight 160 100.00 — 160 100.00 160 James City 67 100.00 — 67 100.00 67 Jefferson 30 100.00 — 30 100.00 30 Kanawha ** No data ** No data ** No data ** No data King and Queen 79 100.00 — 79 100.00 79 King George 63 100.00 — 63 100.00 63 King William 36 100.00 — 36 100.00 36 Lancaster 96 100.00 — 96 100.00 96 Lee ** No data ** No data ** No data * No data Lewis ** No data ** No data ** No data ** No data Loudoun 66 100.00 — 66 100.00 66 Louisa 102 100.00 — 102 100.00 102 Lunenburg 47 100.00 — 47 100.00 47 Madison 98 100.00 — 98 100.00 98 Mason 68 100.00 — 68 100.00 68 Mathews 27 100.00 — 27 100.00 27 Mecklenburg 69 100.00 — 69 100.00 69 Middlesex 105 100.00 — 105 100.00 105 Monongalia ** No data ** No data ** No data ** No data Monroe 55 100.00 — 55 100.00 55 Montgomery ** No data ** No data ** No data ** No data Nansemond 39 100.00 — 39 100.00 39 Nelson 49 100.00 — 49 100.00 49 New Kent 26 100.00 — 26 100.00 26 Norfolk 213 100.00 — 213 100.00 213 Northampton ** No data ** No data ** No data ** No data Northumberland 139 100.00 — 139 100.00 139 Nottoway 49 100.00 — 49 100.00 49 Ohio 38 100.00 — 38 100.00 38 Orange 74 100.00 — 74 100.00 74 Patrick 59 100.00 — 59 100.00 59 Pendleton 94 100.00 — 94 100.00 94 Pittsylvania 104 100.00 — 104 100.00 104 Powhatan ** No data ** No data ** No data ** No data Prince Edward 52 100.00 — 52 100.00 52 Prince George 145 100.00 — 145 100.00 145 Prince William 63 100.00 — 63 100.00 63 Princess Anne 84 100.00 — 84 100.00 84 Randolph ** No data ** No data ** No data ** No data Richmond 74 100.00 — 74 100.00 74 Rockbridge 127 100.00 — 127 100.00 127 Rockingham 107 100.00 — 107 100.00 107 Russell ** No data ** No data ** No data ** No data Scott 13 100.00 — 13 100.00 13 Shenandoah 260 100.00 — 260 100.00 260 Southampton 91 100.00 — 91 100.00 91 Spotsylvania 111 100.00 — 111 100.00 111 Stafford 62 100.00 — 62 100.00 62 Surry 52 100.00 — 52 100.00 52 Sussex 88 100.00 — 88 100.00 88 Tazewell 32 100.00 — 32 100.00 32 Tyler 63 100.00 — 63 100.00 63 Warwick 49 100.00 — 49 100.00 49 Washington 97 100.00 — 97 100.00 97 Westmoreland 38 100.00 — 38 100.00 38 City of Williamsburg 29 100.00 — 29 100.00 29 Wood 169 100.00 — 169 100.00 169 Wythe 25 100.00 — 25 100.00 25 York 42 100.00 — 42 100.00 42 TOTAL 6,859 99.94 4 0.06 6,855 99.88 6,863 Electoral college + 1816 United States Electoral College vote in VirginiaNational Archives and Records Administration n.d. For president For vice president Candidate Party Home state Electoralvote Candidate Party Home state Electoralvote James Monroe Democratic-Republican Virginia 25 Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican New York 25 Total 25 Total 25 See also United States presidential elections in Virginia Notes References Bibliography Dubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State 2002 McFarland & Co. Jefferson, NC Lampi Philip J. Electoral College n.d. https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/?f%5Boffice_id_ssim%5D%5B%5D=ON056 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society March 19, 2025 Lampi Philip J. Virginia 1816 Electoral College https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/2z10wq971 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society May 2, 2025 January 11, 2012 National Archives and Records Administration 1816 Electoral College Results https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1816 National Archives n.d. February 22, 2025 Ratcliffe Donald J. Popular Preferences in the Presidential Election of 1824 Journal of the Early Republic Spring 2014 34 1 45–77 24486931 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24486931 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 298–345 https://archive.org/details/historyofamerica01schl/page/298/mode/2up Category:United States presidential elections in Virginia Category:1816 United States presidential election