The 1812 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between November 1 and 3, 1812, as part of the 1812 United States presidential election. Voters chose 22 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
During this election, both candidates technically ran as Democratic-Republicans as the Federalist Party chose not to field a candidate nationally. DeWitt Clinton won all 22 Massachusetts state electors by a wide margin of 30.02%, despite the fact that Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry was on the ballot, but he lost the general election to the incumbent president James Madison.
Results 1812 United States presidential election in MassachusettsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic-Republican/Federalist DeWitt Clinton 50,488 65.01% 22 Democratic-Republican James Madison (incumbent) 27,169 34.99% 0 Totals 77,657 100.00% 22 1812 vice presidential electoral votePartyCandidateElectoral votes Democratic-Republican/Federalist Jared Ingersoll 20 Democratic-Republican Elbridge Gerry (incumbent) 2 Totals 22
See also United States presidential elections in Massachusetts
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