A presidential election was held in South Carolina on December 3, 1816, as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. The Democratic-Republican ticket of the U.S. secretary of state James Monroe and the governor of New York Daniel D. Tompkins received 11 votes from electors chosen by the South Carolina General Assembly. The Federalist Party failed to nominate a candidate. 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.
General election Results + 1816 United States presidential election in South Carolina Party Candidate Votes Democratic-Republican Philemon Bradford Democratic-Republican James Duff Democratic-Republican Thomas Evans Democratic-Republican William Garrett Democratic-Republican Thomas Lee Democratic-Republican William MacKarrell Democratic-Republican Frederick Nance Democratic-Republican Joseph Reid Democratic-Republican Richard B. Screven Democratic-Republican John Thomas Democratic-Republican John L. Wilson
Electoral college + 1816 United States Electoral College vote in South Carolina For President For Vice President Candidate Party Home state Electoralvote Candidate Party Home state Electoralvote James Monroe Democratic-Republican Virginia 11 Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican New York 11
See also United States presidential elections in South Carolina
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