The 1812 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place between October 30 to December 2, 1812, as part of the 1812 United States presidential election to elect the President. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and Vice President.
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New Hampshire voted for Federalist candidate and Lieutenant Governor of New York DeWitt Clinton over the incumbent Democratic-Republican President James Madison by a margin of 12.22%, this is the second time the state of New Hampshire didn't vote for James Madison or incumbent president in two elections from 1808 from 1812, and third time in overall, from 1800, until it repeated again.
Although Clinton won the state's presidential election, however, Clinton would lose to Madison in the national presidential election, making this state's presidential election as the third time New Hampshire voted for a losing candidate in its presidential voting history.
Results
| 1812 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Federalist | DeWitt Clinton | 20,286 | 55.97% | 8 | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Madison (incumbent) | 15,907 | 43.89% | – | |
| – | Other | 49 | 0.14% | – | |
| Totals | 36,242 | 100.00% | 8 | ||
See also
Notes
- ^ While 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
- ^ John Langdon had originally been nominated as Madison's running mate, however Langdon declined the nomination and Gerry was chosen instead.
References
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
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