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Apresidential election was held inNorth Carolina on November 14, 1816 as part of the1816 United States presidential election.[1] TheDemocratic-Republican ticket ofU.S. secretary of stateJames Monroe andgovernor of New YorkDaniel D. Tompkins defeated theFederalist ticket.[2] The Federalist Party failed to nominate a candidate.[3] In the national election, Monroe easily defeated seniorU.S. senator fromNew YorkRufus King, who received 34 votes fromunpledged electors despite not being a candidate.[4]
North Carolina chose 15 electors on a statewidegeneral 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.[5] This table compares the votes for the most popular elector pledged to each ticket, to give an approximate sense of the statewide result.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | James Monroe Daniel D. Tompkins | 9,549 | 98.37 | |
| Federalist | Unpledged electors | 158 | 1.63 | |
| Total votes | 9,707 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Francis Locke Jr. | 9,549 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Peter Forney | 9,424 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Joseph Pickett | 9,421 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Jesse Franklin | 9,390 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Joseph Riddick | 9,371 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Alexander Gray | 9,367 | |
| Democratic-Republican | John Hall | 9,334 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Vine Allen | 9,333 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Ruffin | 9,328 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Nathaniel Jones | 9,307 | |
| Democratic-Republican | James Hoskins | 9,275 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas D. King | 9,261 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Abraham Phillips | 9,246 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Thomas Wynns | 9,220 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Robert Love | 9,114 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Andrew Baird | 640 | |
| Federalist | John Winslow | 158 | |
| Federalist | Frederick Nash | 107 | |
| Federalist | John Hinton | 104 | |
| Federalist | Jesse Pearson | 103 | |
| Federalist | James Iredell | 99 | |
| Federalist | Thomas Burgess | 96 | |
| Federalist | Robert Williams | 93 | |
| Federalist | Durant Hatch | 92 | |
| Federalist | James M. MacNairy | 92 | |
| Federalist | William Porter | 92 | |
| Federalist | Jeremiah Slade | 91 | |
| Federalist | William Lenoir | 91 | |
| Federalist | Robert Smith | 91 | |
| Federalist | John D. Toomer | 91 | |
| Federalist | Alexander Sneed | 87 | |
| Federalist | William Gaston | 61 | |
| None | Nathaniel Scales | 38 | |
| None | Frily Jones | 31 | |
| Federalist | John Stanley | 19 | |
| Federalist | William Blackman | 17 | |
| Federalist | William Dismuskes | 15 | |
| Federalist | John Phifer | 12 | |
| Federalist | William Breathell | 11 | |
| Federalist | Joshua Craven | 11 | |
| Federalist | W. H. Edwards | 11 | |
| Federalist | Humphrey Hudgens | 11 | |
| Federalist | J. Jones | 11 | |
| Federalist | William Jones | 12 | |
| Federalist | D. Sawyer | 11 | |
| Federalist | Edward Sweat | 11 | |
| None | David Clark | 8 | |
| None | Hardee Smith | 8 | |
| Federalist | William Boylan | 7 | |
| None | Alfred Rowland | 7 | |
| Federalist | Duncan Cameron | 6 | |
| None | Thomas Davis | 5 | |
| Federalist | Leonard Henderson | 5 | |
| None | Alexander Phillips | 5 | |
| None | Valentine Allen | 4 | |
| None | J. Gilchrist | 4 | |
| Federalist | Archibald Henderson | 4 | |
| None | Thomas Kinny | 4 | |
| Federalist | William Little | 3 | |
| Federalist | Simmons J. Baker | 3 | |
| Federalist | Felton | 3 | |
| Federalist | Thomas B. Haughton | 3 | |
| None | Joseph Hoskins | 3 | |
| None | Thomas Hoskins | 3 | |
| Federalist | Atlas Jones | 3 | |
| Federalist | William W. Jones | 3 | |
| None | Robert Lindsay | 3 | |
| Federalist | William MacLain | 3 | |
| None | William R. Pickett | 3 | |
| Federalist | Simmons | 3 | |
| Federalist | Montfort Stokes | 3 | |
| None | Thomas Brown | 2 | |
| Federalist | Lawson Henderson | 2 | |
| None | James King | 2 | |
| None | Benjamin Lee | 2 | |
| None | Robert Airs | 1 | |
| None | John Allen | 1 | |
| None | William Blackburn | 1 | |
| None | Thomas Blackwell | 1 | |
| None | John Bowdon | 1 | |
| Federalist | Peter Brown | 1 | |
| Federalist | Josiah Collins | 1 | |
| None | Caleb Crickmore | 1 | |
| None | Johnston Dempsey | 1 | |
| None | William Dirmon | 1 | |
| Federalist | Abraham Dodd | 1 | |
| None | J. Falkner | 1 | |
| None | Joseph Gales | 1 | |
| None | Samuel Goodwin | 1 | |
| None | Abraham Gray | 1 | |
| None | Jepe Hale | 1 | |
| None | William Hamilton | 1 | |
| None | Harris | 1 | |
| None | Charles Haskins | 1 | |
| None | John Haywood | 1 | |
| None | Green Hill | 1 | |
| Federalist | James Irvin | 1 | |
| None | William Irvin | 1 | |
| Federalist | Calvin Jones | 1 | |
| Federalist | Edward Jones | 1 | |
| Federalist | Hugh Jones | 1 | |
| None | Kenan | 1 | |
| Federalist | Samuel King | 1 | |
| None | Zephaniah Leonard | 1 | |
| None | John Long | 1 | |
| None | MacAllister | 1 | |
| None | George MacCullock | 1 | |
| Federalist | Edward MacNair | 1 | |
| None | MacQueen | 1 | |
| None | Daniel Mason | 1 | |
| None | James Mebane | 1 | |
| Federalist | Alexander Moore | 1 | |
| Federalist | Joseph Pearson | 1 | |
| None | Richmond Pearson | 1 | |
| None | Alinder Phillips | 1 | |
| Federalist | William Polk | 1 | |
| None | John Rampour | 1 | |
| None | Rayford | 1 | |
| None | Robert Riddick | 1 | |
| None | Nathaniel Ruffin | 1 | |
| None | Seawell | 1 | |
| None | Rueben Smith | 1 | |
| None | William Smithwick | 1 | |
| Federalist | George E. Spiriell | 1 | |
| None | Robert Vanhook | 1 | |
| None | Felix Walker | 1 | |
| None | Lewis Williams | 1 | |
| None | William Williams | 1 | |
Total | ≥9,707 | ||
This table compares the result for the most popular Democratic-Republican and Federalist electors in each county with surviving returns. The totals presented thus differ slightly from the statewide results summary, which compares the results for the most popular elector pledged to each ticket statewide.
| County | James Monroe Democratic-Republican | Unpledged electors Federalist | Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | ||
| Anson | 164 | 100.00 | — | 164 | 100.00 | 164 | |
| Ashe | 161 | 100.00 | — | 161 | 100.00 | 161 | |
| Beaufort | 168 | 100.00 | — | 168 | 100.00 | 168 | |
| Bertie | 439 | 100.00 | — | 439 | 100.00 | 439 | |
| Bladen | ** | ** | ** | ** | |||
| Brunswick | 7 | 100.00 | — | 7 | 100.00 | 7 | |
| Buncombe | 167 | 100.00 | — | 167 | 100.00 | 167 | |
| Burke | 297 | 100.00 | — | 297 | 100.00 | 297 | |
| Cabarrus | ** | ** | ** | ** | |||
| Camden | 245 | 100.00 | — | 245 | 100.00 | 245 | |
| Carteret | ** | ** | ** | ** | |||
| Caswell | 270 | 100.00 | — | 270 | 100.00 | 270 | |
| Chatham | 154 | 100.00 | — | 154 | 100.00 | 154 | |
| Chowan | 57 | 100.00 | — | 57 | 100.00 | 574 | |
| Columbus | ** | ** | ** | ** | |||
| Craven | 179 | 100.00 | — | 179 | 100.00 | 179 | |
| Cumberland | 155 | 100.00 | — | 155 | 100.00 | 155 | |
| Currituck | 87 | 100.00 | — | 87 | 100.00 | 87 | |
| Duplin | 363 | 100.00 | — | 363 | 100.00 | 363 | |
| Edgecombe | 223 | 99.55 | 1 | 0.45 | 222 | 99.10 | 224 |
| Franklin | 315 | 100.00 | — | 315 | 100.00 | 315 | |
| Gates | 86 | 100.00 | — | 86 | 100.00 | 86 | |
| Granville | 267 | 99.26 | 2 | 0.74 | 265 | 98.52 | 269 |
| Greene | 21 | 100.00 | — | 21 | 100.00 | 21 | |
| Guilford | 111 | 100.00 | — | 111 | 100.00 | 111 | |
| Halifax | ** | ** | ** | ** | |||
| Haywood | 106 | 100.00 | — | 106 | 100.00 | 106 | |
| Hertford | 233 | 100.00 | — | 233 | 100.00 | 233 | |
| Hyde | 125 | 100.00 | — | 125 | 100.00 | 125 | |
| Iredell | 51 | 100.00 | — | 51 | 100.00 | 51 | |
| Johnston | 1 | 100.00 | — | 1 | 100.00 | 1 | |
| Jones | 16 | 100.00 | — | 16 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Lenoir | 66 | 100.00 | — | 66 | 100.00 | 66 | |
| Lincoln | 319 | 99.69 | 1 | 0.31 | 318 | 99.38 | 320 |
| Martin | 59 | 95.16 | 3 | 4.84 | 56 | 90.32 | 62 |
| Mecklenburg | 295 | 100.00 | — | 295 | 100.00 | 295 | |
| Montgomery | 71 | 100.00 | — | 71 | 100.00 | 71 | |
| Moore | ** | ** | ** | ** | |||
| Nash | 143 | 100.00 | — | 143 | 100.00 | 143 | |
| New Hanover | 203 | 100.00 | — | 203 | 100.00 | 203 | |
| Northampton | 195 | 100.00 | — | 195 | 100.00 | 195 | |
| Onslow | 40 | 100.00 | — | 40 | 100.00 | 40 | |
| Orange | 465 | 100.00 | — | 465 | 100.00 | 465 | |
| Pasquotank | 71 | 100.00 | — | 71 | 100.00 | 71 | |
| Perquimans | 15 | 100.00 | — | 15 | 100.00 | 15 | |
| Person | 276 | 99.64 | 1 | 0.36 | 274 | 99.28 | 277 |
| Pitt | 15 | 100.00 | — | 15 | 100.00 | 15 | |
| Randolph | 256 | 100.00 | — | 256 | 100.00 | 256 | |
| Richmond | 73 | 100.00 | — | 73 | 100.00 | 73 | |
| Robeson | 31 | 32.29 | 65 | 67.71 | -34 | -35.42 | 96 |
| Rockingham | 217 | 100.00 | — | 217 | 100.00 | 217 | |
| Rowan | 164 | 100.00 | — | 164 | 100.00 | 164 | |
| Rutherford | 112 | 91.06 | 11 | 8.94 | 101 | 82.12 | 123 |
| Sampson | 72 | 100.00 | — | 72 | 100.00 | 72 | |
| Stokes | 181 | 100.00 | — | 181 | 100.00 | 181 | |
| Surry | 500 | 100.00 | — | 500 | 100.00 | 500 | |
| Tyrell | 131 | 100.00 | — | 131 | 100.00 | 131 | |
| Wake | 261 | 100.00 | — | 261 | 100.00 | 261 | |
| Warren | 349 | 100.00 | — | 349 | 100.00 | 349 | |
| Washington | 164 | 100.00 | — | 164 | 100.00 | 164 | |
| Wayne | 54 | 34.18 | 104 | 65.82 | -50 | -31.64 | 158 |
| Wilkes | 135 | 97.83 | 3 | 2.17 | 132 | 95.66 | 138 |
| TOTAL | 9,401 | 98.01 | 191 | 1.99 | 9,210 | 96.02 | 9,592 |
| For president | For vice president | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Home state | Electoral vote | Candidate | Party | Home state | Electoral vote |
| James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | 15 | Daniel D. Tompkins | Democratic-Republican | New York | 15 |
Total | 15 | Total | 15 | ||||
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