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Apresidential election was held inTennessee on November 7, 1816 as part of the1816 United States presidential election.[2] TheDemocratic-Republican ticket of theU.S. secretary of stateJames Monroe and thegovernor of New YorkDaniel D. Tompkins was elected unopposed.[3] TheFederalist Party failed to nominate a candidate.[4] In the national election, Monroe easily defeated the seniorU.S. senator fromNew YorkRufus King, who received 34 votes fromunpledged electors despite not being a candidate.[5]
Tennessee chose eight electors from as many single-member electoral districts.[3] Returns from the election have been lost.[6] In several districts, multiple candidates ran pledged to Monroe and Tompkins.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | James Monroe Daniel D. Tompkins | ** | ** | |
| Total votes | ** | 100.00 | ||
Robert Allen, James Baxter, Samuel Buchanan, David Campbell, Alfred M. Carter, Joseph Hamilton,Adam Huntsman, and Alexander MacClanahan[a] were elected and voted for Monroe and Tompkins.[9] Returns from the district elections have been lost. Carter was elected from the 1st district, apparently without opposition; Huntsman defeated John W. Simpson in the 4th district race; while MacClanahan defeatedEdward Ward in the 6th district.[7] It is not known from which districts the five remaining electors were elected.[10] The district boundaries are taken from Michael J. Dubin'sUnited States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860.[11]
| District | Electoral votes | James Monroe Democratic-Republican | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent | Electoral votes | |||
| Tennessee–1 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennessee–2 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennessee–3 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennessee–4 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennessee–5 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennessee–6 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennessee–7 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| Tennessee–8 | 1 | ** | 1 | ** | |
| TOTAL | 8 | ** | ** | 8 | ** |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Alfred M. Carter | ** | ** | |
| Total votes | ** | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Adam Huntsman | ** | ** | |
| Democratic-Republican | John W. Simpson | ** | ** | |
| Total votes | ** | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Alexander MacClanahan[a] | ** | ** | |
| Democratic-Republican | Edward Ward | ** | ** | |
| Total votes | ** | 100.00 | ||
| For President | For Vice President | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Home state | Electoral vote | Candidate | Party | Home state | Electoral vote |
| James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | 8 | Daniel D. Tompkins | Democratic-Republican | New York | 8 |
Total | 8 | Total | 8 | ||||
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