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The1812 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place between October 30 and December 2, 1812, as part of the1812 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
New Hampshire voted forDemocratic-Republican andFederalist-supported candidate andlieutenant governor of New YorkDeWitt Clinton over the incumbent Democratic-Republican PresidentJames Madison by a margin of 12.22%.
Although Clinton won the state's presidential election, he lost to Madison in the national presidential election, making this the third time New Hampshire voted for a losing candidate inits presidential voting history.
| 1812 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic-Republican/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 | ||